· Provide specialized psychiatric consultations and treatment to patients with moderate to severe mental disorders in community and home-based settings.
· Assess clients’ specific needs in collaboration with the Health Department team and develop individualized case management strategies accordingly.
· Work closely with the Psychologists and Nurses to promote the physical and mental health and well-being of the most vulnerable patients through regular home visits and group activities.
· Provide basic medical consultations and treatment for acute and chronic conditions when necessary, and ensure appropriate referrals to relevant healthcare providers or services.
· Support the project’s Pharmacist in the management of pharmaceuticals, including psychotropic medications.
· Effectively manage emergency cases, make appropriate referrals.
· Ensure accurate and timely documentation of services provided while maintaining client confidentiality.
· Actively participate in supervision meetings with the MHPSS Manager and the MHPSS Specialist.
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Participate in emergency response activities as part of the multidisciplinary health team, providing psychiatric assessment and support during humanitarian emergencies and other urgent situations, as required.
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Provide psychiatric consultations and treatment to clients referred by IRC’s partner organizations.
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Participate in field missions and travel to remote and hard-to-reach communities to ensure the provision of psychiatric services to vulnerable populations.
· Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor as necessary to support the objectives of the Health Department.
Concerning all client-facing staff:
• Information sharing - Regularly share and discuss timely, accurate and relevant information in local languages with communities about: - access and eligibility to service, -expected staff behaviors and code of conduct, - community feedback, safeguarding mechanism and how to use them .
• Facilitating participation - Identify and provide communities with opportunities to participate in and guide programs – from assessment and design through to monitoring and evaluation. Talk with communities about how they would like to be involved in decision-making and discuss with management how this can be facilitated.
• Feedback collection and reporting - Establish or promote the formal feedback mechanism – aligned with organizational best practice – to capture, monitor, respond to and act on feedback and complaints from communities.