JOB DESCRIPTION:
To deliver Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) brain stimulation therapy to inpatients and outpatients of tertiary care mental health facility. The rTMS technician reports to the Clinical Manager and Medical Head of the Brain Stimulation Service.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Maintaining contact with the supervising Psychiatrist, preparing, configuring and operating all rTMS equipment to meet industry standards.
• Provides daily or weekly rTMS therapy to patients with treatment resistant psychiatric illness including MDD, PTSD, OCD, Bipolar I disorder, Schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s Disease
• Arranges motor threshold tests with treating psychiatrist
• Arranges consultation and follow up visit(s) with the treating psychiatrist and treatment visits
• Ensuring required documentation has been provided; verifying the patient or substitute decision maker has given informed consent; reviewing the case history; abstracting relevant information from the clinical record; obtaining additional information from the patient; reviewing any previous examinations and reports
• Preparing patients for rTMS treatment
• Observing the patient throughout the treatment; recording patient behaviors; recognizing artifacts and taking appropriate corrective measures; describing normal and abnormal manifestations that occur during the test
• Cleaning and maintaining the rTMS equipment; immediately notifying the supervisor of any malfunction or need for repair; availability, when necessary, to work with service and application specialists for repairs and preventative maintenance; performing, under the direction of the contracted service provider, minor testing and application adjustments to rTMS equipment
• Maintaining the inventory of equipment, accessories and supplies; the electronic data archives, according to retention schedules
• Responsible to recognize and report patient, staff, and environment safety issues, identify and implement preventative and corrective actions, within the scope of this role.
• Perform work in accordance with applicable revisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, professional standards and guidelines, and Ontario Shores corporate and departmental Policies and Procedures
**Please note: this position is Part-time, Monday - Friday day shifts, and you must be available for 22.5 hours per week.
Requirements:
• Post-secondary education in a related field
• Knowledge, ability and experience to perform rTMS examinations, to seriously mentally ill patients, in a tertiary care mental health centre, using digital rTMS equipment and rTMS is preferred. Training will be provided.
• Working knowledge of Meditech and Microsoft office Suite
• Superior interpersonal skills.
• CPR – HCP
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Superior keyboarding skills with advanced knowledge of MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS Powerpoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superior spatial/visual skills
• Attention to detail, superior tact, diplomacy and sound judgement
• Strong organizing skills while working in pressure situations and dealing with conflicting priorities.
• Detail oriented and possess a superior level of data entry when transferring data from handwritten forms
• Sensitivity, skills and experience working with diverse workforce and communities
To ensure your application is properly recognized as an internal application, please apply using your internal account and attach an updated resume. Applications submitted from external accounts or through third-party services may not accurately reflect your internal applicant status and could result in your application not being considered. Current employees on a leave of absence who apply using a personal email address must clearly identify themselves as internal applicants.
Link to OPSEU Wage Table - This position is part of the OPSEU bargaining unit.
Job Posting Closing: November 18th, 2026. Please note any job applications after this date will not be considered
Vacancies: 1
This is for an existing vacancy
