Psychologist

**Psychologist - Lifemark Bayers Road**
**Halifax, NS**

**Status**:Permanent full-time
**Location**:7071 Bayers Rd., Ste. 217
**Schedule**: Monday - Friday, daytime hours
**Additional information**: Combination of in-person and virtual care

Are you interested in being part of a dynamic team that values professional growth, balance and delivering excellence in clinical care? As one of Canada’s largest health care and rehabilitation companies, Lifemark is passionate about enriching the health of Canadians through a holistic approach to collaborative care. Lifemark is seeking a **Psychologist** who enjoys working collaboratively with our clinical interdisciplinary teams (Kinesiologist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist). **Lifemark is looking for professionals with a passion for rehabilitation and assisting people on their recovery journey toward return to work and/or rehabilitation post-injury.**

This role allows for a variety of opportunities to contribute your expertise. Your contribution to our team will consist of:

- Providing psychological assessment
- Providing consultation to other Mental Health Service Team members and clinical interdisciplinary teams
- Providing psychological treatment
- Providing clinical oversight/supervision to other clinical team members
- Developing and/or leading group therapy treatment
- Developing and/or leading psychoeducation sessions
- Developing, leading and or contributing to research and outcome evaluation projects at both a provincial and national level

The clientele is composed of adults referred by our funders such as Workers Compensation, disability insurers, automobile insurers and private referrals/extended health benefits for a variety of conditions that affect psychological functioning such as: acute and chronic injury/pain, head injury, and/or traumatic events/exposures. Common treatment targets include Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Disorder, and PTSD.

**Applied Experience**:

- Clinical practice experience (practicum and internship considered). Preference for experience working with an interdisciplinary team with a focus on health and/or rehabilitation
- Experience working with a variety of third party payers considered an asset (e.g. WSIB, Auto Insurers, Disability Insurers)
- Practical experience and training in the provision of evidence based treatment (CBT, ACT, DBT etc.). Application to health and rehabilitation an asset
- Clinical experience in psychological assessment with a focus on treatment recommendations/planning
- Experience with clinical counselling for trauma, anxiety, and depression an asset, as well as Psychological Suitability Assessment
**Additional Skills and Abilities**:

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills required
- Ability to work both autonomously as well as part of an interdisciplinary health care team
- Efficiency and responsiveness in provision of required clinical documentation
- Understanding of funding system expectations and ability to integrate this into a client centered treatment plan (i.e. time limited, targeted treatment)
- Demonstrated work ethic, reliability, maturity and flexibility
- Caseload management and leadership skills required in this dynamic work setting
- Health/Occupational Rehabilitation an asset
- Experience in utilizing telehealth/virtual care methods in service delivery
**Qualifications and Formal Education**:

- Masters Degree or PhD in Psychology
- Current registration with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology (Adult: Clinical, Rehabilitation and/or Neuropsychology). Registered Supervised Practice applicants welcomed to apply
- Maintenance of individual professional liability/malpractice insurance required
**Why Lifemark**:
While our company is focused on helping our clients, as a group we are equally focused on the health and wellness of our staff. We live our values in everything thing we do - striving for simplicity, doing the right thing, being inclusive and welcoming, and having fun Here are some of the reasons **YOU BELONG HERE**:

- Structured orientation, diverse and supportive mentoring program by experienced clinicians
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary work environment
- Secure Virtual Care platform and E-charting software
- National Partner of Special Olympics Canada

Full-time employees are entitled to:

- Annual continuing education allowance with a wide variety of internal training opportunities
- Career development pathways, including clinical leadership
- Flexible benefits plan
- Gym membership discount
- Lifemark promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of the following groups: Indigenous peoples, Newcomers to Canada, and Visible minorities._