Head Therapist – ‘Auana

Head Therapist – 'Auana

Performance Medicine

Full-Time Position

Since 1984, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group ("CDSEG" or "CdS") has pushed the limits of imagination, delivering creative and magical performances that transcend audiences around the world. Innovation and creativity are at the heart of everything we do, and our people are the driving force behind it all. We are looking for passionate, ambitious individuals who thrive on creating exceptional experiences and want to grow with a team unlike any other.

Join the Cirque adventure!

Reporting to the Artistic Director and Senior Advisor – Performance Medicine, you will be directly responsible to:

• Ensure that all relevant medical care, prevention, rehabilitation, and health care administration is being delivered to the highest possible standard of care and confidentiality, while relevant to the functional demand of our artists and environment;
• Lead and ensure that the environment's (show, training, PR events etc.) emergency response preparedness in relation to our artists is at the highest possible state of readiness and well documented with clear written Emergency Action Plans – this requires regular close interactions with members of the emergency support team, and routine practice of scenarios with each of those involved;
• Deliver emergency response care in a safe and professional manner;
• Achieve and maintain an appropriate CdS approved First aid and Trauma Management Certificate, to work as first responder and incident lead for training and in-show cover;
• Stimulate and foster close functional relationships with Coaches and other Artistic team members to establish and implement programs directed at the reduction of injury in an effort to achieve optimal performance, relevant to an artists' specific needs;
• Make recommendations for psychological and nutritional referrals, when appropriate, for medical conditions;
• Ensure cost effective and timely referrals to appropriate medical providers for any relevant illness or injury;
• Collaborate with the Coaching Team to create moments of exchange for feedback and problem solving in regard to strength and conditioning, reintegration planning, and performance support;
• Establish and actively participate in regular Artist Performance planning meetings with Coaches and any other relevant team members;
• 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 C-fit and completion of necessary legal/insurance documents, while making sure artist-therapist confidentiality is being adhered to at all times;
• Ensure that Artists are accompanied to medical appointments whenever indicated;
• Actively participate in medical consultations where appropriate.
• Collaborate with artistic team, and attend appropriate meetings etc., to ensure clear communication regarding PMED recommendations for artist functional restrictions;
• Maintain a direct link with the show's appropriate representative regarding insurance and worker's compensation needs; ensuring all necessary information, forms and reports are communicated and delivered in a timely and organized manner.
• Be the responsible specialist on medical matters for your show/environment and make clear decisions over suitability to participate in training or show based on these, considering and mitigating the risk to the artist and business of any recommended modifications. These recommendations should be made to the Coach and Artistic Director who will conclude any modification strategy.
• Create and implement appropriate Injury Risk Reduction strategies;

• Ensuring that all arrangements and agreements made between Cirque du Soleil and other medical authorities and institutions are being respected in an ethical and professional manner;
• Perform all relevant tasks inherent to the position of PMED Therapist in a professional, ethical manner and at the highest possible standard of care, in alignment with your professional licensure or CdS Standard, whichever is higher;
• Ensuring that all the department's daily operational needs are being met at the…