Intake Assessor for Sports Medicine/ Concussion

**Intake Assessor for Sports Medicine/Concussion Physicians and Watkins Metabolic Clinic**

**Full Time Career Opportunity**

**Monday - Friday, Day Shifts**

**$19-$23hr biased on experience**

**_Kingston Orthopaedic Pain Institute (KOPI)_**was founded in 2008, offering a patient-centric multidisciplinary approach intended to improve the quality of life for individuals and their families. Our progressive and diversified team is focused on delivering a variety of information, education, treatment and procedure offerings. KOPI’s talent roster is committed and passionate about our purpose and leadership is mandated to create a positive work culture that allows **_KOPI_** to a workplace of choice for team members.

**Mandate**

**_Kingston Orthopaedic Pain Institute_** and our valued patients require an Intake Assessor that will work alongside Sports Medicine/Concussion Physicians and Watkins Metabolic Clinic during consultations, follow-ups, palpation guided procedures, and ultrasound guided procedures. Adding an Intake Assessor to our clinical practice is expected to greatly decrease wait times, and improve continuity of care with respect to a large population dealing with obesity, diabetes, osteoarthritis, acute concussions, and chronic concussion symptoms.

The Intake Assessors clinical expectations are as follows:

- **_Medical expert:_** Perform and complete assessment of a patient presenting with musculoskeletal issues/concussions and formulate a clinical treatment plan.

Implement effective treatment plans that include preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions. Perform and complete assessment of a patient with the chronic disease of obesity. Develop a comprehensive treatment plan that incorporates pharmacological, behavioural and nutritional interventions. Be familiar with, medications for weight optimization, hypertension, diabetes, and other metabolic issues such as hypothyroidism. Order and review appropriate bloodwork. Arrange for further testing and referrals as indicated.
- **_Procedural Skills:_** Assist with procedural skills, both diagnostic and therapeutic - including joint injections and ultrasound guided procedures.
- **_Communicate:_** Accurately elicit and synthesize relevant information and perspectives of patients, families, caregivers, and other healthcare professionals. Convey accurate oral, written, and electronic information about a medical encounter to optimize clinical decision-making, patient safety and confidentiality. Provide motivational counselling to patients with obesity to assist with improving overall health. Use appropriate compassionate language when addressing patients.
- **_Educates_** patients about the diagnosis, interventions, and management plan for medical and behavioural issues. Discusses risks/ benefits of procedures and post-procedural care for palpation and/ or ultrasound guided procedures. Demonstrate proper medication use techniques.
- **_Utilizes_** sterile techniques to prepare procedural trays and medical/ injection supplies.

Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Degree in Kinesiology, Life Sciences, Psychology or similar, counselling background is an asset
- Ability to learn a niche area of Medicine, eager to learn new skills and communicate effectively.
- Strong morals and ethics, along with a commitment to patient privacy.
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- KOPI will offer a competitive compensation package/ performance incentives._

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $19.00-$23.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location: In person