Medical Officer (Occupational Health)

About the role

The UNOG Medical Services Section, HRMS, is recruiting a Medical Officer in Geneva. The incumbent reports to the Chief Medical Officer and provides occupational health support to staff within delegated authority. The appointment is for an initial period of one year.

Key responsibilities

• Clinical duties: day-to-day clinical work such as medical emergencies, and occupational health duties including pre-placement and periodic medical examinations, preparing UN staff for travel (immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travel kits) and referring staff to outside specialists
• Health education and health promotion programmes, and participation in addressing work environment and occupational health issues
• Review and certify sick leave, advise on return to work and reasonable accommodation requests
• Act as case manager for disability recommendations to the UN Pension Fund and compensation claims to the ABCC, following UN policies on medical clearances, sick leave and medical evacuations/repatriations
• Perform Job Hazard Analyses and workplace risk assessments, and help develop global and local OSH policy
• Medical advisor to UNSMIS: evaluate whether advanced or high-cost treatments are medically justified and aligned with statutory coverage, review patient records and treatment recommendations, and give expert advice when claims are disputed or denied

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Medicine with postgraduate specialization in Occupational Medicine
• Registration as an Occupational Health Physician
• At least five years of clinical experience in one area of medicine; three years in an occupational health service and two years as a health insurance medical advisor are desirable
• English and French at UN Level II reading and writing, and Level III listening and speaking

Required skills

• Knowledge of clinical, occupational and tropical/travel medicine
• Formal training in CPR, preferably BCLS and ACLS or equivalent
• Experience with electronic medical databases such as EarthMed is desirable