Description

Job Description

Description

Job Purpose:

Participates in the diagnosis and therapy of psychiatric illness. Serves as a professional assistant to psychiatrics who provides psychiatric care to in- patients and out-patients with mental or psychological illnesses, also engages in preventive care as a part of an integrated program of curative and preventive medicine.

Key Responsibilities And Duties

• Conducts psychiatric interviews and collects data for diagnostic purposes.
• Participates in providing various psychotherapies, including individual, group and family therapies.
• Participates in using behavioral methods for the treatment of adults and in planning the frequency, intensity and duration of treatment.
• Performs psychometric (mental measuring) testing for diagnosis and evaluation of therapy.
• Engages in research and educational activities that will improve methods and techniques for the management of emotionally disturbed patients.
• Keeps current with ideas in the fields of personality development and adjustment, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders to assist in the planning of mental health progress.
• Participates in, in-service teaching programs in his/her field.
• Adheres to the bylaws, rules and regulations and assures that the work performed is in keeping with the established standards of accreditations of the Fakeeh Health Care facility.
• Participates in committee functions as assigned.
• Keeps confidentiality of the patient’s disease and does not provide any medical summaries or in formations about patients unless authorized according to Fakeeh Care policies and procedures.
• Educates patients and their families about health conditions, treatments and preventative measures if applicable.
• Other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibility and requirements of the job.
  

All Fakeeh Care employees are responsible for continuous improvement, including:

• Performing all duties and tasks in a manner that supports Fakeeh’s Person-Centered care values.
• Actively contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, within the scope of the role.
• Adherence to safety protocols and proactively seeking to address any job-related safety concerns.
• Maintaining strict confidentiality of all sensitive information accessed or encountered during work.
• Complying with cybersecurity policies and standards to protect Fakeeh’s systems and participating in awareness training and initiatives to prevent cyber threats.
• Adhering to and upholding Fakeeh Care’s code of conduct, policies and ethical standards.
• Completion of mandatory education as per the requirement, at least one month prior to expiration.
  

Requirements

Skills and Abilities:

Good physical, mental conditions and Affirmative recommendations

Experience

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the field of clinical psychology

Education

Bachelor Degree in Clinical Psychology from a recognized University

Language

Fluency in Arabic and English

Licenses / Certifications

License for practice as per the regional health regulatory authority e.g. (SCFHS / DHA)