General Physician

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Assesses adolescents and adult beneficiaries through interviews, observations, tests, and medical history reviews to ensure accurate diagnoses.
• Provides psychoeducation to beneficiaries and their families.
• Develops comprehensive treatment plans, prescribes medications, orders tests (including laboratory or imagery tests), and refers beneficiaries according to their needs.
• Discharges beneficiaries from the program (when stable) and refers them to other centers to sustain their stability, as per Restart Center’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Follows up with beneficiaries to check progress and adjusts the treatment plan as needed.
• Thoroughly documents each beneficiary’s diagnosis, symptoms, medication, and treatment effectiveness.
• Abides by Restart Center’s requirements for session documentation (including record sheets, pre/posttests, and so forth).
• Develops medical reports (upon request).
• Recommends and refers patients to psychiatric hospitalization for high-risk cases when necessary.
• Provides medical consultations outside the center when needed (is, hospitals, homes, places of detention).  
• Adopts an evidence-based practice, and remains up-to-date on new findings and medical interventions.
• Consults with other medical professionals in the team (including Nurses) and psychologists.
• Participates in meetings and case studies with the Mental Health Coordinator, the medical team, Social Worker, Psychologist and other concerned members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Follows Restart Center’s policies and bylaws (including the zero-tolerance policy against SEA).

Qualifications:

• Licensed General physician or ER (completed all the necessary registration with the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health and the Lebanese Order of Physicians).
• Demonstrates a high level of professionalism, cultural sensitivity, objectivity and empathy when dealing with beneficiaries under all circumstances.
• Previous experience working in an NGO context or with vulnerable populations is an asset.
• Previous experience working with a multidisciplinary team. 
• Mastery of Pharmacology and willingness to base prescriptions on the recommended MoPH list of general health medications.
• Clear understanding and execution of the “do no harm” and “non-discrimination” principles.
• Ability to work in different settings (center-based and community-based).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Considerable work experience (3-6 years) in a clinical setting. Working with marginalized communities of diverse backgrounds (torture survivors, SGBV survivors, prisoners, refugees and so forth) is an asset.
• Integrity, honesty, flexibility and a good team player.
• Fluency in verbal and written Arabic and English (understanding of French is an asset).
• Knowledge and understanding of the Human Rights and the Child Rights Convention (laws and practices).