Psychologist; RFT FTE

Position Information

Posting Number: ROM
26-003E

Title:

Psychologist (RFT 1.0 FTE)
Position Status:
Regular Full-time
FTE: 1.0

Job Schedule:

Days
Department:
Operational Stress Injury Clinic
Union: OPSEU Local 479
Site:
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Number of Vacancies: 1

As one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres, The Royal has a clear purpose: to get more people living with mental illness into recovery faster. This is at the core of everything we do and it is driven by the passion, focus and dedication of our employees. Every day, the work that we do transforms the lives of people with mental illness through specialized mental healthcare, advocacy, research and education.

The Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic provides specialized mental health assessment and treatment to clients and their families referred by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the Department of National Defense (DND), who are experiencing work‑related psychological stress and trauma‑related disorders (e.g. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Chronic Pain, etc.). The services of the OSI Clinic are provided by an interdisciplinary team consisting of psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse clinicians and social workers.

As a member of an interdisciplinary team, the psychologist delivers mental health treatment services to clients.

Psychologists within our specialized services plan, develop, deliver, and evaluate the outcomes of high quality, client centered care. Psychologists play a key role in improving access to appropriate services now through the provision of consultation, training, and dissemination of evidence based practice to other professionals, and for the future through participation in clinical training and supervision of the next generation of Psychologists within our state of the art psychology training program.

Psychologists partner with persons with lived experience, research scientists and inter‑professional staff to identify new avenues for care.

• Conduct evidence-based, comprehensive diagnostic assessments and write comprehensive diagnostic reports with treatment recommendations to third-party stakeholders in a timely fashion.
• Administer and interpret standardized psychological assessment instruments for diagnostic and progress monitoring purposes.
• Provide evidence-based psychological intervention (individual and group treatment).
• Function as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Liaise and consult with relevant community agencies and service providers.
• Conduct academic activities including: supervision of pre-doctoral residents in psychology, practicum students, and non-registered psychology staff; supervise psychologists in supervised practice; teach medical interns and residents; and training and professional consultation for other health-related disciplines.
• Participate in and conduct program development, program evaluation, and quality improvement activities, as approved by management.
• Attend Psychology discipline meetings and participate in discipline activities, as approved by management.
• Practice Measurement-Based Care (progress monitoring and outcome evaluation through CROMIS) to inform treatment decisions, enhance client outcomes and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Provide education to various stakeholders i.e. VAC District offices.
• Design individualized treatment plans based on assessed needs in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain contact with the referring VAC area counsellors, RCMP, and DND in the development of treatment plans and referrals.
• Write comprehensive discharge reports with follow up recommendations.
• Utilize tele mental health and other distance technologies in the provision of services in outlying communities.
• Build effective collaborative working relationships with stakeholders.
• Follow the leadership and mandate of the OSI Clinic and the Operational Stress Injuries National Network.
• Demonstrate professional integrity through adherence to college and hospital guidelines for the practice of psychology, including; adherence to the Canadian Code of…