Job Description

Overview

Are you a psychologist with experience in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological aspects of physical conditions? Do you have a thorough understanding of psychological reactions to workplace injury and workplace stressors? We're looking for a psychologist to join our growing Mental Health Services team. You'll work with teams specialized in psychological trauma, serious injuries, high-risk situations, brain injuries, occupational diseases, chronic pain, and difficult work relations.

You can make a difference as part of our interdisciplinary case-management teams, focusing on helping injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We offer a flexible Monday-to-Friday work week and a full- or part-time schedule. For those engaged in the registration process for the College of Psychologists of BC, we provide supervision for college registration purposes. Currently, this is a hybrid position where you'll work primarily at home and only occasionally be on-site at our Richmond office.

What you'll do

As a psychology advisor you will:

• Engage in collaborative, proactive, individual case consultations

• Participate in team meetings
• Conduct file reviews and write clinical opinions
• Plan and monitor assessment and treatment services
• Assess injured workers to provide diagnoses, causality analysis, and treatment recommendations
• Offer educational presentations to staff to promote an understanding of psychology and the concepts and practices of case management

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Provide expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological reactions to workplace injury and trauma
• Solve problems in an interdisciplinary, case-management setting
• Liaise with health care providers

Your experience and educational background:

• A graduate degree in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, or counselling psychology
• Current registration with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia, or eligibility for post-internship registration with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia
• A minimum of one year of relevant work experience, preferably in disability management, workers' compensation, insurance, a medical-legal setting, or health care
• Experience providing direct psychological/neuropsychological assessment and treatment services
• Training and experience in conducting psychological assessments and/or treatment in an institutional context

If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email the at the time you submit your application.

Who are we?

At WorkSafeBC, we're dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across B.C. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation, and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We also work diligently to sustain our workers' compensation system for today and future generations. We're honoured to serve the 2.4 million workers and 245,000 registered employers in our province.

WorkSafeBC requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In implementing the policy, WorkSafeBC will consider its obligations to accommodate those staff who are unable to be vaccinated.

We recognize that our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences, and which reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and hugely rewarding. Our positions offer tremendous diversity and excellent opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important and so are the people we do it for.

Our benefits

Being part of WorkSafeBC means being part of a strong, committed team. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package may include reimbursement of relocation expenses, vacation, optional leave arrangements, health care and dental benefits, and contributions toward your retirement pension. As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that can help you get the most out of work -- and life, including the following professional development support:

• In-house education, mentoring, and consultation
• Access to the WorkSafeBC library and professional journals
• Professional continuing education
• Two annual professional memberships

Learn more about .

We've adopted a hybrid model offering opportunities to work remotely and onsite based on the operational needs of the position.

If you're the successful applicant, we'll be making a conditional offer contingent upon your clearing a criminal record check under the . At the time of offer, you'll need to provide consent for a criminal record check. Once we receive clearance, we'll confirm your offer of employment.

This position is restricted to those legally entitled to work in Canada.

Thank you, in advance, for applying.