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rTMS Technician Interventional Psychiatry
Unity Health Toronto —Toronto, ON
- BLS Certification
- Bachelor's
- First Aid Certification
7h

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rTMS Technician Interventional Psychiatry
Unity Health Toronto —Toronto, ON
A bachelor's degree in a health related field required, e.g. health care administration, addictions and mental health.
7h

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rTMS Technician Interventional Psychiatry

Unity Health Toronto
Toronto, ON

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Job details

Casual
7 hours ago

Skills

BLS Certification
Bachelor's
First Aid Certification
ACLS Certification
Interviewing
Communication skills

Full job description

Job Summary

The Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) technician will be responsible for administering outpatient rTMS treatments as prescribed by a brain stimulation psychiatrist, monitoring patients during and after treatments and administering psychiatric symptom rating scales. The rTMS technician will provide high quality, safe client-centered care to adults with treatment resistant mental disorders who have been prescribed rTMS treatment.

Job Responsibilities

Administering rTMS treatments, monitoring patient outcomes during treatment & clinical documentation

Builds rapport and trust with the patient
Explains the rTMS procedure to the patient
Answers patient questions and addresses any concerns
Administers rTMS as per physician¿s order

Participating in quality improvement/research in the interventional psychiatry program

Attends monthly interventional psychiatry program operations meetings
Collaborates with team in creating standard operating procedures for new rTMS program

Interprofessional teamwork/collaboration

Communicates with interventional psychiatry administrative assistant in person/email/telephone around booking initial client appointments, client no shows, and appointment rebooking
Communicates with brain stimulation psychiatrist in person/email/telephone about prescribed treatments and client outcomes

New referral processing

Reviews all new referrals for outpatient rTMS treatment with physician assistant
Escalates any issues with new referrals to brain stimulation psychiatrist and/or physician assistant

Ensuring rTMS supplies, equipment is available and treatment room set up

Ensures necessary rTMS supplies ie. coils, are available for treatments
Works with administrative assistant to order necessary supplies as required

Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in a health related field required, e.g. health care administration, addictions and mental health
Willingness to complete Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation training and obtain certification required
Minimum one year recent experience working in a mental health setting required
Experience working with patients suffering from anxiety and depression preferred
Excellent ability to assist patients to complete psychiatric rating scales
Very good knowledge of related community resources preferred
Valid Basic Life Support and First Aid required
ACLS Certificate is considered an asset
Experience with clinical interviewing
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to guide and reassure patients
Ability to work under supervision and collaborate with mental health professionals
Ability to manage a large workload with multiple priorities
Advanced ability to ensure patient safety and comfort as well as answer questions
Demonstrated proficiency in electronic health recordkeeping and operating clinical equipment

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

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