Psychiatrist - Beirut and Mount Lebanon

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collect information concerning the patient medical and psychiatric history, his/her family psychiatric history and the history of his/her current psychiatric episode. Information can be collected from the patient him/her self and/or from his/her family, relatives, general practitioner…  
• Interview the patient to assess his/her general physical condition, and refer when needed for a more in depth medical evaluation
• Order, when needed, laboratory, imagery or other special diagnostic tools, and follow up of the results
• Determine the nature and extent of his/her mental disorder, and suggest an appropriate treatment accordingly.
• Treat or direct treatment of patient, utilizing variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications. Respect when prescribing, as much as possible, the essential list of psychiatric medication.
• Psycho educate patient and his family
• Follow up on the treatment evaluating the response to medication and the possible side effects. Modify the treatment accordingly
• Discharge patient from the program and refer him for the continuity of his treatment when stabilization is done.
• Keep track of patient numbers/cases through IMC outpatient records, to be submitted at the end of every month.
• Attend weekly or biweekly meetings including the technical meeting with the rest of the multidisciplinary team or case management team.
• Reports directly to IMC          MHPSS Senior officer.
• Coordinate with IMC MH technical Advisor and MH coordinator for technical support and follow up.
• IMC psychiatrist can refer patients to the hospital when needed upon consultation with the IMC MH Technical Advisor and based on the approval of both the MH Advisor and MH Coordinator.
• Conduct on the job supervision observation for primary health care providers along with the trainer.
• Attend regular meetings, working sessions and trainings organized by IMC.
• Take part in research activities, mapping exercises or assessments based on mutual consensus with the IMC management team.

Deliverables:

• Outpatient records at the end of each month.
• Consultant periodic report of executed work during the month that includes number of sessions, beneficiaries/patients. This report has to be signed and approved by the psychiatrist, MH case manager and MHPSS Manager.

Qualifications:

• Licensed Psychiatrist.
• Completed all necessary registration with the Ministry of Public Health and Lebanese Order of Physicians.
• Specialized Trainings are a plus.
• Fluent in spoken Arabic.
• Previous NGO experience is a plus.
• Personal interest in humanitarian work.
• Willing to adhere to clinic schedule.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
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General specifications for all positions:

• Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle

• Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles
• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with
• Commitment to championing community and partner points of view
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and of M&E systems
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Non-discriminatory and readiness to involve men, women, girls and boys from diverse backgrounds, particularly the most marginalized segments of the community
• Very good listening and facilitation skills – capable of managing and facilitating group discussions with program participants, local officials, partners and all levels of staff
• Ability to mobilize people – to develop and maintain relationships with staff and communities to ensure their participation in International Medical Corps ways of working