Professional Practice Coordinator, PHD – Acquired Brain Injury, Rehab & Supportive Care Services

Job title:

Professional Practice Coordinator, PHD – Acquired Brain Injury, Rehab & Supportive Care Services

Company

IWK Health Centre

Job description

​Req ID: 188008
Location: Central Zone, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre – QEII
Department: OPCZ ABI Clinical Psychology
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (20%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 24-Oct-24Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.About the OpportunityReporting to the Program Manager Acquired Brain Injury, the Professional Practice Coordinator supports discipline-specific practice and student/learner placements across programs and services, and facilitates optimal scopes of practice in an integrated interprofessional practice model within the Rehabilitation and Supportive Care portfolio. As a member of a team of coordinators, the Professional Practice Coordinator works with members of the individual disciplines, operational leadership, staff, practice councils, and educational institutions to foster person-centered care and collaborative interprofessional relationships. The Professional Practice Coordinator facilitates learning that builds capacity, supports and advances professional practice and maintains and develops evidence-based standards of care. The Professional Practice Coordinator acts as a resource to operational leadership and staff related to the application of relevant legislation, professional credentialing, standards of practice and issues relate to professional practice and accountability.About YouWe would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Completed Doctorate degree in Psychology with an emphasis in clinical, health or neuropsychology from an approved Canadian Psychological Association program, or a program eligible for accreditation by CPA, or a graduate from a Clinical/Applied Psychology Program prior to the program’s accreditation.
• Registration as a psychologist with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology including formal written and oral examinations following two years of board approved experience.
• Membership with the Canadian Psychological Association and Member of the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia.
• 5 years clinical experience in a healthcare setting in the designated profession with leadership activities
• Comprehensive knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice as it relates to acquired brain injury rehabilitation
• Demonstrates success in effective consultation with others
• Strong problem solving, clinical reasoning and sound judgement skills
• Demonstrates initiative and self-motivation
• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with patients, colleagues, management and community agencies
• Completion of training in advanced non-violent crisis intervention, and suicide/violent risk assessment required or willingness to complete same
• Willingness to work within a collaborative inter-professional context
• Willingness and ability to travel potentially within a variety of settings within Central Zone
• Willingness to use personal vehicle for work purposes and to inform insurer of same
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.Hours

• Permanent, Part-time position; 15 hours bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits$51.37 – $66.32 HourlyOnce You’ve AppliedThank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

Expected salary

$51.37 – 66.32 per hour

Location

Halifax, NS

Job date

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:20:22 GMT

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