Ketamine Infusion Sitter

About the job Ketamine Infusion Sitter

• Hold space for patient / client during ketamine infusions
• Unlike trained therapists, sitters do not guide the trip in any direction. Their role is strictly a non-directive and supportive one. In doing so, sitters will help keep the trippers safe emotionally and physically by engaging minimally.
• Discuss and identify expectations, boundaries, and intentions with the client. This is often a general conversation entailing a loosely set-out plan to help avoid any surprises.
• An ideal sitter is a listener rather than a talker. They are understanding, kind, and attentive through verbal and body language.
• Assist in changing music, increase or decrease the volume depending on the needs of the client.
• Assess the clients reaction to their environment and make changes to best suit their needs i.e. offer comfort by providing tissues, blankets, and cushions when and if needed.
• Reassure the client about any fears or worries that have occurred during the session.
• In the highly unlikely event of a medical emergency, the sitter will contact the nurse or physician who is immediately available in the other room.
• Document significant client interactions
• Contribute to the development and growth of our Sitter program
• Be in touch with all ancillary treaters in coordination with other members of our treatment team
• Since we work as a team, must be willing to help with any other aspect of clinic operations, including administrative tasks, errands, office maintenance, etc.

• You have a track record of sitting with others during psychologically challenging times, with or without psychedelics involved.
• Ideally completed a program/training/certificate in a relevant field
• Thoughtful, compassionate, present and personable
• Capable of holding space for complex, challenging, and novel experiences with an open, unbiased and warm presence
• Mission-Obsessed: You have a deep personal connection to mental health
• Practice Intellectual Honesty / Integrity: You seek and speak the truth directly and possess high courage and low ego
• Cultivates Wholeness: You bring your authentic self to work and promote the wellbeing of team and peers
• Focus: You practice deep work