Antara Health Mental Health Counselor Job

We are looking for emotionally sensitive candidates with excellent problem-solving skills who are committed to helping people better their lives. The responsibilities of a counseling psychologist include listening to patients and identifying their core problems, building strong, long-term relationships based on trust, and monitoring patient response to treatment over time, among other duties.

Counseling psychologists should be expert problem solvers with good diagnostic skills. This requires a highly analytical mindset and the ability to understand people on a psychoanalytic level.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scheduling patient consultations.
• Assessing patients and identifying their problems.
• Engaging in discussion with patients and making them feel comfortable.
• Implementing individualized treatment programs.
• Undertaking psychometric testing.
• Evaluating patient responses to treatment over time.
• Organizing a long-term counseling plan that involves multiple visits.
• Offering services to all age groups.
• Offering both one-on-one and group counseling.
• Keeping a detailed account of patient mental health history.
• Being patient and building relationships based on trust. 

KEY DELIVERABLES

• High quality virtual-first psychological and emotional counseling
• Screen all beneficiaries
• Craft personalized management plans for all beneficiaries
• Maintain beneficiaries’ care management plans, track progress against goals, and highlight concerns or considerations that may need to be taken into account.
• Routine and effective ongoing care and follow-up through periodic touch points with beneficiaries to ensure that their mental health plan is on track.
• Beneficiary education
• Beneficiary empowerment
• Effective participation as part of the broader clinical team
• Follow up with partner providers for any critical and necessary information required to manage the beneficiaries’ case well, including care management plans, prescriptions, etc.
• Maintain a log of any issues that need resolution with regard to operations, feedback on service delivery, concerns raised by beneficiaries, payers and other stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS

• A Degree in psychology. Preferably a Masters or PhD but not required
• A valid license from Kenya Psychological Association
• At least 3-5 years of clinical experience
• Good observational skills and attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Empathy and sensitivity when dealing with patients.
• Highly analytical mindset.
• Good diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Superior written and oral fluency in Kiswahili and English required. Oral fluency in local languages is important.
• Comfortable working in a dispersed team.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel
• Superior communication skills, including proven listening skills, and ability to communicate appropriately in a medical setting.
• Ability and willingness to provide emotional support, encouragement and motivation to beneficiaries
• Ability to treat beneficiaries and partners with the highest degree of respect and discretion.