Psychologist

Telus Health

Halifax

CAD 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Psychologist (Workplace Support Programs)

Anywhere in Nova Scotia

Independent contractor

The opportunity:

You will be performing psychological assessments, providing a diagnosis and providing counselling services for TELUS Health clients, as an independent contractor. Service may be rendered in-person or through video-call.

What you will do:

Assess and provide provisional diagnosis of mental health issues for individuals;
Create and deliver treatment plans for medium-term counselling interventions (average of 10 sessions);
Provide specialized counselling interventions to a diverse set of clients dealing with various personal issues including trauma exposure, depression and anxiety and substance use;
Manage the administrative requirements as dictated by TELUS Health's clinical models.

Who we are looking for:

Doctoral degree in Psychology is mandatory;
In good standing with the College of Psychologists of Nova Scotia;
Trauma-focused care provider;
Experience and training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy required;
Experience with mandated clients is an asset;
Ability to write reports in a clear and concise manner;
We value experience and/or training in at least one of the following 4 areas:
- EMDR
- Prolonged Exposure
- Cognitive Processing
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

Disclaimer: In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and/or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.

The health and safety of our team, customers and communities is paramount to TELUS. Accordingly, we require anyone joining our TELUS Health Care Centres to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.