Volunteer, MH Clinician (domestic)

Volunteer, MH Clinician (domestic), Global Health

Location : United States

Project

HOPE is an

international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who

work around the globe, responding to the world's most pressing global health

challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of

patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care

organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from

the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Code of

Conduct : It is our

shared responsibility and obligation to treat each other with respect, take

affirmative steps to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse

and Trafficking in Persons, and to disclose all potential and actual violations

of our Code of Conduct, which may include Conflicts of Interest, Fraud,

Corruption, Discrimination or Harassment. Together we can reinforce

a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, and transparency.

Roster

members will be contacted only when there is an emergency-response need for

which the responder is qualified. This position will not be compensated unless

responders are deployed to an emergency response.

Program

Summary : The

Volunteer, MH Clinician (domestic) will be responsible for providing mental

health and psychosocial support services in a community-based and / or clinic

setting. They will be responsible for providing crisis interventions and brief

behavioral health counseling, including adult, adolescent and pediatric

services, for both chronic and acute conditions. They are expected to triage

patients, ensure smooth patient flow, provide crisis intervention and

stabilization for patients and staff, clinical behavioral health care, assist

with referrals as needed and provide behavioral health, health education and

hygiene promotion

MAIN

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide crisis intervention and clinical behavioral health services for

disaster[1]affected populations

according to nationally accepted standards and guidelines.

• Ensure patients are accurately registered

and recorded for reporting and case management.

Ensure proper data management through completion of appropriate patient cards,

registers, tally sheets, and reports; contribute to daily reporting as directed

by the MHPSS Coordinator and Team Lead.

Monitor behavioral and diagnostic trends, report to supervisor as appropriate

Provide behavioral health education and hygiene promotion to patients based on

their presentation, pre-existing diagnoses, and co-morbidities such as diet,

activity, hygiene, etc.

Attend physical examination of sexual assault patients, as needed

Work with the deployed emergency response team, which may include the medical

team and support staff, to build capacity and enhance their crisis intervention

skills

Collaborate with other departments as needed to ensure smooth implementation

and integration of services

Adhere to administrative directives regarding work schedules, record keeping,

and patient communications

Provide all services free of charge

MHPSS staff will be assigned additional duties as needed in the response

General

Deployed personnel are expected to assist with the setup, maintenance and

demobilization of the clinical spaces, office spaces and base camp as required.

Policy Adherence

Actively promote PSEA (prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) standards

within Project HOPE and among beneficiaries served by Project HOPE.

Adhere to the Code of Conduct Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and

responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and

level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

MINIMUM

QUALIFICATIONS

Typically, a Medical degree or Psychiatric Nursing degree with complete residency and current license / registration to practice medicine or psychiatric nursing. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate

Typically, 5+ years' experience working on MHPSS programs, with minimum 3 years clinical experience in a hospital and / or community based mental health, preferably in humanitarian / low resource settings

Experience training and capacity building of health professionals

Strong organizational and supervisory skills.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments.

Honest, hard-working and a self-motivated person

Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources.

ADDITIONAL

TECHNICAL OR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS :

In addition to the responsibilities mentioned

above, candidates may be asked to temporarily live and work in austere

conditions at the start of an emergency response in the US. Lifting moderately

heavy objects from the ground, carrying a backpack for extended periods of

time, and walking or hiking in remote locations may be necessary to perform

these functions.

Project HOPE

is a first responder to climate-related and man-made disasters and has a

mandate of working in remote locations. The organization has a comprehensive

security management policy and plan in place and is committed to doing

everything possible within its remit to ensure safety and security.

Notwithstanding, the mandate and programming choices of Project HOPE require

staff members who have a high degree of resilience, extremely decisive

qualities and the ability to move fast.

Job

Description Not Applicable Job Requirements Please refer to the Scope of Work

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