Rtms Technician Interventional Psychiatry
2 weeks ago
Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph's Health Centre and St. Michael's Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. Join our team in our mission to continue to put patients and families at the centre of everything we do, in the role of rTMS Technician Interventional Psychiatry.
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
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
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