Rtms Technician

**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.

**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