Performance Medicine Clinical Lead

Performance Medicine Clinical Lead

Human Performance Service

Permanent Full-Time Position

OUR MISSION

Since 1984, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has been focusing on ever more creative and magical work in order to constantly push the limits of the imagination and surprise spectators! Innovation and creativity are at the heart of our shows and will continue to transcend our upcoming productions around the world.

Today, we have a place for those who have a marked taste for thinking up exceptional products, for ensuring the smooth running of operations, for putting their ingenuity at the service of their team, in addition to contributing to enhancing their expertise and develop practices unique to Cirque du Soleil!

So don't wait any longer and join the Cirque adventure! You will meet ambitious people and people passionate about the world of entertainment!

YOUR MISSION

As the Performance Medicine Clinical Lead, you will report to the Director of Human Performance Operations Services. You will be responsible for providing essential performance medicine support to the entire group of artists at the Center of Excellence in Montreal.

You will work in close collaboration with all the Human Performance Specialists, Strength & Conditioning Lead and PMED teams on shows to ensure adequate rehabilitation, reconditioning, re-integration and overall health of artists, in an integrated support environment.

• Supervising a team of two (2) full-time therapists and a pool of on-call therapists, including recruitment, onboarding, and performance / service evaluations.
• Participating in short-term, medium-term, and long-term planning for therapists' needs for artists passing through the SSI.
• Ensure that all PMED daily operational needs are being met at the highest possible standards of professionalism, care and ethics.
• Adhere to shows’ Artistic Direction along the Director of Human Performance Operations Services’s directives and timely communicate with them.
• Promote a positive, stimulating and ethical working environment for the PMED Team while being part of the Human Performance global team.
• Promptly convey all pertinent information to the Director of Human Performance Operations Services while actively participating in periodic meetings and reporting.
• Perform all relevant tasks inherent to the profession of a therapist in a professional, ethical manner and at the highest possible standards of care.
• Work in close relationship with the Operations and Logistic Team to plan the day-to-day operations of the Performance Medicine Team which amongst other duties including but not limited to : staff scheduling, assignments and management of clinical cases, and supplies maintenance while ensuring the workspace is properly and professionally organized and maintained at all times.
• Communicate with the Integrated Support team in Montreal, Show Quality and Show’s artistic team regarding injuries timelines allowing shows to determine temporary necessary replacements and to recommend external care, when appropriate.
• Ensure that the environment’s emergency response preparedness related to artists is at the highest possible state of readiness, including leading the emergency response’s training with the PMED team and the technicians in Montreal and regular close interactions with members of the emergency support team.
• Ensure that emergency response and care are being delivered in a safe and professional manner.
• Stimulate and foster close functional relationships with human performance specialists, strength & conditioning specialists and interpreters by establishing and implementing programs directed at the prevention of injury in an effort to achieve optimal performance, relevant to an artist’s specific needs;

make recommendations for referrals, when appropriate, for medical conditions (psychological and nutritional).

• Collaborate with the Human Performance team to create exchange moments for feedback and problem-solving regarding reintegration planning and performance support.
• Ensure that all medical information, interactions and interventions are being documented and communicated as per medico-legal and CdS specific requirements including but not limited to CFit while making sure artist-therapist confidentiality is being adhered to at all times.
• Collaborate with artistic team to ensure clear communication regarding Performance Medicine recommendations for artist functional restrictions.

YOUR UNIQUE EXPERTISE

• University degree in physiotherapy or athletic therapy / training and a properly maintained and recognized professional registration.
• Current and maintained professional registration with an appropriate professional organization for the jurisdiction and nature of your therapy qualification and Quebec.
• A minimum of 8 years of post-graduate musculoskeletal experience in a performing arts / performance sports environment, including a strong knowledge and expertise in rehabilitation.
• A strong proficiency in French and English.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong knowledge of performance recovery approaches, workload management, injury risk reduction and first aid / trauma management.
• The ability to travel to touring / events show sites around the world as "fly in" show coverage support as needed.
• Exceptional health care skills with a focus on rehabilitation.
• High-level clinical reasoning, critical thinking and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement.
• Innovation in your thinking, and creativity in your clinical approaches.
• Leadership and ability to inspire others.
• Attention to detail, with comprehensive and interdisciplinary forward planning.
• Be available to travel on short notice to cover performance medicine positions on different shows & events. (Up to 6-8 weeks)

To keep pace with the creation, production and distribution of our products, our employer proposal is unique.

HERE IS AN OVERVIEW

• An inclusive work mode based on team experience and flexible working hours.
• Access to an individual office on the days you come to the Montreal Studio, a stimulating environment that will allow you to put all your creativity to good use.
• A culture focused on the development of fair practices and unifying events.
• Professional growth focused on high quality projects to propel your career.
• A group insurance program, RRSPs and other benefits that we will be happy to present to you.
• Personalized support adapted to your professional ambitions : training program, regular check-ins, inter-team contribution.

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible and inclusive workplace. Proud ambassador of equality in employment, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, skin color, origins, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation and any other characteristic.

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