Neuropsychologist

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Kamloops is seeking a part-time Neuropsychologist to join their multidisciplinary team at the Royal Inland Hospital. The successful candidate will provide neuropsychological assessments for patients with acquired brain injuries and support cognitive rehabilitation efforts. This role involves direct patient care, consultation, and contributions to quality improvements in rehabilitation services.

Qualifications

• Experience in neuropsychology and rehabilitation.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide neuropsychological assessments for inpatients.
• Consult with the rehabilitation team for cognitive strategies.
• Contribute to program development and quality improvement.

Skills

Neuropsychological assessments

Cognitive rehabilitation

Behavioural management

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting permanent part time (0.80 FTE) opportunity for an experienced Neuropsychologist to join the Interior Health team located at the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops, B.C.

Who are we looking for?

The successful applicant will join our multidisciplinary rehabilitation team to provide neuropsychological assessments to inpatients receiving care for acquired brain injury and other neurological conditions. The neuropsychologist would also provide consultation to the team to help inform cognitive rehabilitation, behavioural management strategies, and discharge planning. The neuropsychologist may support other areas of care at RIH according to caseload and interest.

Responsibilities

What will you work on?

This position will serve our inpatient rehabilitation program at Royal Inland Hospital. The neuropsychologist is responsible and accountable for providing specialized neuropsychological services, including assessment, individual and group therapy, treatment planning and behaviour management interventions for the assigned clinical practice area(s) and will primarily be responsible for providing assessments to understand cognitive impacts from stroke, brain injury, and other neurological conditions. In addition to direct service provision, the Neuropsychologist contributes to ongoing quality improvement, program development, evaluation, and research. The position supports a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to service delivery within the continuum of Allied Health services.

Scheduling Information :

Shift types for this position are days and shift times are from 08:30 to 16:30 hours. Days of work are Monday to Thursday.

Location

Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) is in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap health service area and is one of two Interior Health tertiary referral hospitals. Located in Kamloops, RIH offers high-level, specialty medical care including core physician specialties, 24 emergency and trauma services, ambulatory and outpatient clinics, and diagnostic services. Specialty services include ambulatory psychiatry, elderly mental health, clinical nutrition, and lung health. In the summer of 2022, the Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Tower at RIH opened, signifying a new era for RIH, with a new main entrance and modern hospital tower with staff and services such as obstetrics, mental health & substance use, surgical services, rehabilitation, medical, neurosciences and trauma moving into the new tower.