Psychologist (Phd) - Obesity Clinic - Glace Bay, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Health Authority

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Glace Bay, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID:136487**
Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location:
Eastern
Zone, Glace Bay Hospital**
Department:PERI Obesity Clinic**
Type of Employment:Permanent
Hourly FT
(100%
FTE) x 1
position(s)
**Status: UNIFOR
Healthcare

Position
Posting Closing Date:Open Until FilledNova 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.

About the Opportunity:

Psychologists work individually and on teams to provide psychological assessment, diagnosis and treatment intervention to individuals, families and groups. They provide consultations to hospital staff. Psychologists engage in research and program evaluation. Psychologists develop and evaluate new assessment, treatment programs and services to better meet patient needs. Psychologists teach and supervise psychology trainees and other health profession learners.

Psychologists utilizes discipline specific skills, knowledge, related clinical experiences and abilities to provide psychological assessments, care planning, direct clinical interventions (individual and group) and consultation to staff on complex cases and psychological issues across all areas.

Although most psychologists engage in all of these activities, they differ in the proportion of time allocated to each. The broad percentage ranges below reflect this variability. Mental Health Psychologists work with patients with primarily mental health problems. Geriatric Psychologists work with the elderly with mental health, medical or cognitive problems. Health Psychologists address psychological issues associated with medical disorders or diseases. Neuropsychologists focus on human behaviour as it is affected by abnormal functioning of the central nervous system.

Exciting opportunity to work as part of an interprofessional team (Nurse practitioner, physician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, social worker, dietitian), in the development and implementation of a new program to treat obesity as a chronic disease.

Location of this new program is in the Sterling Health Centre in Glace Bay.

About You:

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

To work collaboratively in an inter-professional team setting
Evidence of skills and interests in the field of additions an asset.
Experience in both inpatient and communitybased settings, including in community settings other than clinics.
Problemsolving skills and tolerance for the challenges inherent in working with clients who have a complex and chronic clinical presentation.
Demonstrates the ability to manage crisis situations in a confident, proactive, levelheaded and collaborative manner
Demonstrates leadership style developing and/or in place, such they can confidently and diplomatically inspire the confidence and support of colleagues
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, Full-Time Position; 75 Hours Biweekly
Temporary location is the Sterling Health Centre in Glace Bay

Compensation and Incentives:

$ $61.51 Hourly

Once You've Applied
Thank 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.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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