Psychologist

Job Description

Title: Psychologist

Company Name: Green Hill Rangamati

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS) in Psychology

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Green Hill is a Bangladeshi nonprofit organization that is working with their technical/donor partner to expand access to quality emergency services and generate the resources, local capacity and coordination necessary for partners and the community to meet their own health and community needs.
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∎ Community Partners International (CPI) is a U.S. based nonprofit donor organization that works with local partner organizations to expand access to quality health services and generate the resources, local capacity and coordination necessary for partners and the people to meet their own health and community needs.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Clinical Care:
∎ Willing to work in COVID19 Isolation Unit & Emergency Department
∎ Take history, perform examination and provide counselling services to patients
∎ Provide direct counselling, working closely with clinical staff, midwives and non-clinical staff and with the other health facilities, to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive mental health support to COVID19 patients & caregivers
∎ Ensure referral of patients with mental health conditions to specialized centers
∎ Provide mental health support to the teams and clinicians.
∎ Seek expert opinion through consultants per isolation facility policy
∎ Ensure all patient consultations and treatments are appropriately recorded
∎ Oversee the provision of quality care within the ensuring counselling and treatments are in line with relevant clinical protocols, guidelines and standard methodologies
∎ Provide health and hygiene promotion to patients and caregivers
∎ Ensure appropriate infection prevention and control measures are in place at the Emergency Department/ Isolation Unit and monitor staff adherence
∎ Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner
∎ Staff Supervision & Development:
∎ Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions
∎ Provide medical support and mentorship to other clinical staff, providing on-the-job training where needed
∎ Directly supervise the following staff Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurses
∎ community health workers
∎ Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies
∎ Monitoring & Reporting:
∎ Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed
∎ Maintaining facility registers and other data collection tools, ensuring accurate and timely recording of information
∎ Daily collection, compilation and reporting of data
∎ Submit daily reports in a timely manner
∎ Compile weekly and monthly reports on services provided
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∎ Other Duties:
∎ Consistently and dedicatedly monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security
∎ Any other tasks as assigned by the Medical Team Lead

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 26 to 30 years
∎ Good command over English, Chittagongian & Bangla desirable
∎ Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
∎ Exposure to working with local partners and providing/attending training in NGOs
∎ Excellent organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills
∎ Experience working in a multicultural, low-resource setting
∎ Ability to establish priorities in a time sensitive environment and meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality.

Salary: Negotiable

Application Deadline: June 15, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Green Hill Rangamati
∎ Address : Green Hill, Indrani House, Champaknagar, Rangamati
∎ Web : www.greenhill-bd.org

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Only Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. Green Hill/CPI is an equal opportunity employer.