Position # :

- 9011605 Expected Start Date: November 22, 2026 Union: HSAS Facility: Royal University Hospital City/Town: Saskatoon Department: Community Health Services Admin
- Senior Health & Care Centre Program Dev Type: Full-time regular FTE: 1 Shift Information: Days Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks Relief: No Float: No Hours of Work: Field Hours Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Psychologist
- PhD $66.185 to $80.744 Travel Required: Yes Job Description: The Psychologist is a member of the Seniors' Health & Continuing Care Team.

Reporting to the manager of Seniors' Health and Continuing Care (SHCC), this position provides clinical and consultative services for individuals with responsive/protective behaviours due to their diagnosis or environment.

Strategies/recommendations may support the individuals, their family, and professional and non- professional team members.
Responsibilities may include completing clinical assessments, making recommendations, and care planning to develop a problem-solving approach to understanding behaviour symptoms/triggers for team members.

This may include developing mechanisms/strategies to effectively manage the behaviours, support the implementation/evaluate of programs available for these individuals and participate in planning/developing services/programs to meet current and future needs.

Formal education, clinical in-services, support and ongoing follow up may be required.
All services in the Seniors' Health and Continuing Care portfolio are developed within a client centered/ resident directed framework, with individuals experience being paramount in decision making.




Consultation with clients, residents and families receiving care is a requirement.
This position is key in supporting protected environments ensuring outcomes of all programs, initiatives and assessments are targeted at increasing the quality of life, care and safety for the individual.
"Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement" Human Resources Exemption: No Experience Experience with adult mental health and geriatrics Experience in behavioural management/techniques Experience in providing clinical assessment and interventions Experience with neuropsychological assessment Experience working with older adults Related and recent experience in behavioural management Experience in quality monitoring and evaluation Education Master of Clinical Psychology Licenses Valid Class 5 driver's license Registered doctoral Psychologist with Authorized Practice Endorsement (APE) Competencies Basic

- Writing skills Basic
- Teaching skills Basic
- Verbal communication skills Basic
- Leadership skills Interpersonal skills Advanced
- Organizational skills Knowledge and Abilities Ability to work independently Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting Knowledge in evaluation Other Information May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists HSAS seniority in the SHA will be considered under the selection criteria For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/

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