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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