DescriptionPIH JOB DESCRIPTION(MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN)Position Title:Mental Health ClinicianReports to:Mental Health CoordinatorDepartment:Mental HealthLiaiseswithPIH mental health team, service users, family and caregivers, community Health promoters, religious leaders/traditional healers, community and opinion leaders,Other PIH departments (Operations, Finance, HR, M&E, Community Health, Nursing…)County Health Team (CHT) and district health teams (DHTs)Supervises:Work Location:Maryland CountyEmployment Type:Grant FundedPosition Overview:The Mental Health Clinician will play a critical role in strengthening the mental health workforce in Maryland County. This position aims to expand access to mental healthcare services, improve patient engagement, and enhance the quality of care for individuals with mental health conditions. This position is designed to reinforce the clinical mental health workforce in Maryland County, improve the frequency and quality of patient interactions, and ensure the delivery of effective, patient-centered mental healthcare.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:ClinicalResponsibilities:Collaborate with Ministry of Health (MOH) clinicians to support mental healthcare delivery at assigned mental health clinics.Assess, diagnose, and provide care to patients at mental health clinics, static clinics, and hospital wards.Schedule patient appointments and work closely with caregivers to ensure continuity of care.Supervise primary healthcare clinicians providing mental health services.Deliver care to patients in the community, including homeless and other vulnerable populations.Respond to inpatient and emergency mental health consultation requests.Provide mental health and wellness support to PIH staff.Participate in community and facility-based mental health promotion, awareness, and prevention activities.Receive supervision, mentoring, and professional development guidance from the Mental Health Coordinator and senior clinicians.Programmatic responsibilitiesDocument mental health activities and report to mental health coordinator.Support mental health program monitoring, evaluation and quality improvement activities.Ensure the documentation of all patient’s information, including detailed history and treatment plan in patient’s registers and in the electronic medical record.Support mental health coordinator in his administrative and programmatic tasks such as reporting, planning and logistical coordination for mental health activities.Carry out other tasks within his/ her professional competencies determined by his/her supervisor.Qualifications:Certification as a Mental Health Clinician in Liberia is highly desired.Bachelor’s degree in Mental Health Nursing, Psychology, or Master’s degree in Mental Health Nursing or Social Work; licensure is a plus.Must have the ability to prescribe psychotropic medications in Liberia and supervise others who do.Organizational Profile:Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical sciencefirst and foremostto the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIHpartnerswith the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mexico, Navajo Nation, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United States), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement. PIHwas invitedby the Government of Liberia in 2014 to respond to the Ebola Virus Outbreak and thereafter accompany the Government to rebuild the health system. PIH Liberia works shoulder-to-shoulder with the Ministry of Health to strengthen person-centered primary health care systems in the rural Southeastern part of the country with the aim of establishing Maryland County as a model for universal health care through innovative community-based rural service delivery.PIH is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. PIH prohibits sexual exploitation, harassment and abuse and all forms of discrimination, including on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statementis intendedto incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members –as well as our staffare treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checkswill be undertakenin conformity with Partner In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partners In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment duringemployment,or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.Social JusticeWe are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all.Method of ApplicationAll interested candidates are encouraged to send their functional resume and cover letterto:[email protected]on or before October30th,2025not later than 4:30 pm. All open positions with PIHare also postedon our employment website:https://www.pih.org/pages/employment.
