MCT Psychiatrist

The main role of psychiatrist is to diagnose and provide psychiatric services to adolescent and adult beneficiaries with mental health problems. The psychiatrist will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary mobile team to intervene during emergency mental health crisis through a 24/7 mobile unit.

A- MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary mobile team to provide holistic care during emergency mental health crisis through a 24/7 mobile unit 
• Assess the situation of the person in crisis and provide appropriate care/support to persons in mental health emergencies while avoiding unnecessary law enforcement involvement, ED use and hospitalization 

• Conduct initial assessment through psycho-diagnostic interviews, MSE and other tools to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan. 

• Prescribe and/or oversee the administration of appropriate medications (when needed as per assessment) during mental health emergency dispatches 

• Provide beneficiaries with psychiatric treatment and follow up on psychiatric care. 

• Follow up on psychological progress of the beneficiary and implement concrete treatment plans in collaboration with beneficiaries to reach set goals and achieve recovery. 

• Act as liaison between persons in mental health emergencies, nurses, hospitals, and other third parties as necessary 

• Refer beneficiaries to specialized services when required. 

• Document and report services provided as per protocol 

 B- QUALIFICATIONS 

I- Critical Skills: 

• Medical degree required (MD). 

• 1-3 years of clinical experience post MD in Psychiatry. 

• Registered at the Lebanese Order of Physician. 

• Fluency in English and Arabic, French is a plus. 

II- Professional Skills: 

• Ability to provide empathic, evidence-based, brief, psychological first aid to a culturally diverse population. 

• Mastery of the psychiatric assessment and usage of ISC10/ICD11 terminology. 

• Mastery of Pharmacology and willingness to base prescriptions on the recommended MOPH National guide and list of psychotropics and neurological medications. 

• Ability to conduct thorough mental health clinical assessments 

• Ability to recognize mental health priority conditions as per the mhGAP. 

• Ability to conceptualize cases from an integrative perspective. 

• Ability to intervene and de-escalate mental health emergencies and suicidal crisis. 

• Ability to design a treatment plan and refer patients to other professionals when needed. 

III- Skilled in or Willing to Build their Capacity and Knowledge In: 

• Biopsychological model in mental health. 

• Ability to provide psychoeducation to beneficiaries on behavioral tools such as relaxation, stress management techniques and behavioral activation. 

• Ability to provide empathic, evidence-based, brief, psychological first aid to a culturally diverse population. 

• Ability to intervene and de-escalate mental health emergencies 

• Skilled in mental health complex emergencies (IASC guidelines, Psychological First Aid, mhGAP…) 

• Skilled in community-based and human rights-based approach in mental health. 

• Evidence based approach in mental health (i.e., IPT, CBT, TFCBT, EMDR) 

• Knowledge about the predictable stresses of humanitarian aid work, the policies and practices needed to mitigate 

IV- Behavioral Skills 

• Demonstrates ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. 

• Demonstrates excellent organization and time management skills. 

• Demonstrates excellent communication, problem solving, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. 

• Demonstrates ability to adhere to ethical considerations and principles with regard to working with vulnerable populations. 

• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism while providing services to beneficiaries or working with internal support staff. 

NOTE: Retainer Fee starting 400$, Additional renumeration per number of field intervention