Medical Officer

WHO ARE WE: Instituted on August 16, 2016, Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Steel Limited. A Section 8 company, it is spread across 11 units, most of them in the two states of Jharkhand and Odisha. With a vision to create an enlightened and equitable society, we are committed to playing a larger role in India’s sustainable development by embedding wider economic, social, and environmental objectives through its programs.

Reporting Relationship: Medical Officer Head, Public Health

Locations: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

Purpose of the Role: To provide personal, family, and community-orientated comprehensive primary care medical services to individuals. S/he would also be responsible for providing patient-centric, culturally appropriate, and individual holistic care to a defined population.

Key Deliverables:

Undertake & lead community-based public health initiatives in and around the designated operational areas.

Ensure basic comprehensive medical services to the community such as immunization services, provision of primary healthcare, basic Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services, adolescent health, and school health services.

Implement specific projects and initiatives in the public health domain which would impact the communities & contribute to the overall goals.

Lead and train the team of public health functionaries in the field.

Provide active support in other verticals that have interlinkages with the Public Health domain.

Independently undertake all daily management and administrative tasks related to the public health domain.

Minimum Qualification: MBBS from any NMC-recognized medical college (foreign graduates must fulfill the requirement to practice medicine as per National Policy)

Work experience in years: 03 to 05 years after internship completion.

Technical Skill Sets:

All skills as required for Indian Medical Graduate (IMG) as per NMC standards.

Should have basic knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics, communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and other public health domains.

Should stay abreast about the latest developments in the field of medical research.

Good Communication skills; Read-Speak-Write Hindi & Bengali (for Jharkhand locations) & Hindi & Odia (for Odisha locations)

Behavioral Skill Sets: Interact positively with the community, and team members; Self-motivated, Result-oriented. Energetic individuals with proven leadership skills and a scientific approach to public health activities/research shall be strongly preferred.