Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Salary
CA$31 - CA$36 / HOUR
The technician is responsible for administering Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) to inpatients and outpatients according to established protocols. Additional duties include patient recruitment, consent, data entry, and maintaining health records.
Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in a health-related field and at least one year of experience interacting with clients. Basic first aid certification and proficiency in Microsoft Office are required.
The Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention (TCTBI) is seeking a full-time, contract (12 months) rTMS Technician. The Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at CAMH offers Canada’s most advanced and extensive brain stimulation program. Here, novel brain stimulation techniques are delivered to people with serious and persistent mental illness; effectively relieving symptoms with significantly fewer side-effects. The technician will report to the Clinic Manager and join a productive clinical research team investigating the use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of various mental disorders. rTMS is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation used to treat symptoms of mental illness with a favourable adverse effect profile.
The technician will be responsible for the administration of rTMS to inpatients and outpatients meeting under treatment protocols running in the Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention. rTMS will be applied as per the protocol outlined by one of the Brain Stimulation Psychiatrists. Further, the technician will participate in an rTMS certification process under the supervision of a Brain Stimulation Psychiatrist who will provide technical certification. Additional responsibilities will include independent patient recruitment and consent; education and dissemination of information about the studies to patients, families, and mental health professionals; data entry and clerical duties including maintenance of study files and health records. This position is currently located at 1025 Queen Street West.
Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.
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