The Medication Assessment Centre (MAC) / USask Chronic Pain Clinic (UCPC) is a non-profit organization that provides a variety of chronic pain focused direct patient care clinical services, both in person and remotely, for Saskatchewan residents. The clinical team includes pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, physicians. The UCPC team contributes to the undergraduate education of a variety of health professional learners from the University of Saskatchewan and elsewhere.
Primary Purpose: As part of the USask Chronic Pain Clinic (UCPC), you will apply trauma-informed counseling approaches to deliver care and treatment to those with chronic pain. You will develop and present evidence-based educational material in group settings. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to deliver the best care for clients experiencing chronic pain, play an active role on a collaborative team, and grow both their clinical and leadership skills.
Nature of Work: Reporting to the Associate Director of the MAC/UCPC, you will provide both in-person and remote (i.e., phone / videoconference) clinical consultations with clients who have chronic pain. You will work interprofessionally with our pharmacists, physical therapist, chronic pain physicians (who is part of this chronic pain clinic team), family physicians (who will refer their patients), and other health professionals who are part of the client’s circle of care. This will include participating in case conferences, in which individual patient cases will be discussed by the UCPC team and other members of a client’s care team. Shift work will not be required.
Accountabilities:
- Provide direct trauma-informed counseling and education, couple/family support and education, and client system support, to clients who are referred to the UCPC
- Provide relevant assessments, care plans, and evaluation of all UCPC clients
- Collaborate with other health professionals (within UCPC and outside UCPC) in the management of individual clients
- Participate in UCPC program development and strategic plan goals
- Attend weekly meetings with UCPC team members to discuss clinic operations and clinical case discussions
Education: A Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Social Work is required. Advanced education in counselling, addictions, mental health, and chronic pain management will be considered an asset.
Licensure: A license to practice social work within the province of Saskatchewan, registration with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers, and proof of $5,000,000 Professional Liability Insurance are required.
Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of two years of experience providing counseling. Previous experience working in health care, on an interdisciplinary team, providing care to highly complex clients and managing clients with chronic pain will be considered assets.
Skills: Our team is looking for a thoughtful, considerate applicant who thrives in pursuing excellence and creative solutions. The following are required for success in this position:
- Strong health profession skills (e.g., counselling, patient interviewing, empathetic communication, trauma informed care, documentation, computer);
- Strong community advocacy skills: connects clients to community networks, social services and supportive healthcare and community resources;
- Effective group facilitator: lead therapeutic groups. Familiarity with Acceptance Commitment Theory an asset;
- Creative and confident in designing and presenting educational content and workshops focused on chronic pain;
- Specialized training: Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) completion or commitment to complete within the first year
- Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Ability to interact respectfully with diverse clients, faculty, staff, students, and community partners;
- Effective organizational skills, the ability to handle complex situations, and manage multiple tasks with competing priorities;
- Ability to identify issues and then develop and implement creative solutions;
- Ability to work effectively in an interprofessional/intraprofessional, team-oriented and diverse atmosphere; and
- Ability to work independently.
Department: College of Pharmacy &Nutrition
Supervisor Job Title: Associate Director
Status: Term 12 months with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent
Employment Group: ASPA
Shift: Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 0.8
Salary: The salary range, based on 1.0 FTE, is $69,035.00 - 107,868.00 per annum. The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable): Specialist Professional
Salary Phase/Band: Phase 2
Posted Date: 9/1/2026
Closing Date: 9/14/2026 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: May be eligible for hybrid work under the terms of USask's Alternative Workspace Guidelines
The University of Saskatchewan aspires to be what the world needs and embraces equity, diversity and inclusion as foundational to excellence and innovation. We actively seek to create a welcoming environment where all individuals feel empowered to thrive, contribute, and grow. Applications from equity-deserving groups are encouraged as part of our ongoing efforts to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve: EDI Framework for Action.
We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the deybwewin | taapwaywin | tapwewin: Indigenous Truth policy and the Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation.
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