Medical Doctor

Job Description

About the organization- Arogya Foundation of India Arogya Foundation of India is one of the four verticals of ‘Ekal Abhiyan’ which is the parent body working for the upliftment of the Adivasi and rural population of India through all its verticals, in different fields. Arogya Foundation of India is a charitable trust working towards providing free preventive health care services to the marginalised tribal society and poor farmers in remote villages all over India. They also use advocacy as a tool to positively impact policy-making by the government and bring about the desired refinement in the policies being implemented, drafted or discussed on the national level. The objectives of the organization are: I. Improving access to preventive health care services for the marginalized community II. Establishing health care education and awareness III. Empowering the community women as leaders and motivating them in community health care activities Project: Arogya Resource Centre and Telemedicine (Enhanced Arogya) The project is aimed at promoting educational activities among the villagers, related to better sanitation, water conservation, safe drinking water through home -*made water filters, improved food habits through nutritional plantation, and treatment of common ailments by home remedies and ayurvedic medicinal plants grown in and around the rural households . *Selected women from the villages are trained with the know-how and the methodologies of the subjects by experienced medical practitioners. They become prepared to offer free services to the villagers and thus are called ‘Sevika’. The major activities of the project are: i. Development of hygiene and sanitation situation in the households of the villages ii. Focusing on preventive health care through nutritional gardens, medicinal gardens, and informed as well as wise usage of the plants iii. Awareness generation activities iv. Overall community development v. Recording family history, past medical, and vitals of the patients vi. Noting down their complaints vii. Conducting physical examinations as per the prescribed methods viii. Uploading the details to the project doctors ix. Doctor consultation over app x. Downloading the prescription xi. Sharing prescriptions with the respective patients xii. Assisting the patients to obtain the medicines as per prescriptions xiii. Follow-up of the patients * ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION : MBBS/MBBS and above Expectations from the doctor to be recruited: · Full-time and dedicated engagement · Regular field visits for 10 to 15 days per month to the project areas all over India. Different states can be visited in alternate months. · Monitoring, supervision, and guidance of the field staff. · Participating in trainings, monthly meetings, practice sessions, camps, etc. in the field, as per requirement · Will be required to attend meetings through online and offline means, sometimes if required · Can see patients from home via telemedicine system for the rest of the day · Reporting of activities undertaken to the management of AFI as per the format designed. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Pay: ₹60,537.75 - ₹85,000.27 per month Expected hours: 48 per week Schedule: Day shift Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kolkata, West Bengal Expected Start Date: 01/06/2025