Job Description

• According to the program schedule, the  Child Psychiatry will provide psychiatric services in IMC supported mental health clinics.
• The Child Psychiatry will attend to all cases referred by medical professionals or social service representatives from partner agencies and provide psychiatric consultation.
• When  indicated, the Mental  Health  Psychiatrist  Consultant  will  provide temporary coverage in other IMC clinics.
• The Child Psychiatry will strictly comply with the professional ethics and principles as well as clinical standards of mental health practice under Jordanian and International Standards established by MOH and Mohr.
• Medication treatment will only be delivered if the patient is present for the appointment.
• Ensure diagnosis and treatment regiments are consistent with ICD 10 and
• DSM-IV-TR criteria.
• Provide clinically appropriate follow-up for psychiatric patients as required
• based on the nature and severity of individual patients’ issues.
• Record all cases seen in the psychiatric log books during each clinic session.
• Contribute to the case management file, including assessments, treatment plan and quality assurance measures (HoNOS).
• Provide clear, concrete and measurable goals and objectives for each patient served.
• Ensure proper and accurate recording of prescription and dispensing of drugs in the psychiatric log book, the daily psychotropic dispensing record and in individual drug stock cards for each clinic session.
• Monitor drug inventory and Inform IMC of drugs that are low in stock.
• Act as the primary responsible party for the appropriate storage and inventory of the psychotropic drug stock at the clinics.
• Contribute  to  the  ongoing  training  and  continuing  education  of  case management team.
• Support the case management team in monitoring and following up with patients in emergency cases.
• Participate in clinical case conferences at least once per month, or as needed, with the mental health/case management team.
• Advise IMC Senior Coordinator of any disruption or change in provision of psychiatric services and care.
• Comply with clinic hours and notify senior IMC staff of absence or tardiness.
• Assist in the facilitation of psychiatric inpatient admissions as a last resort when clinically indicated

Job Details

Preferred Candidate