Common Roles and Responsibilities to EMP Team Members

Each discipline delivers service to the patient and family according to the plan of care. Patients are seen as quickly as possible. When a wait list exists the professional responds according to priority.

EMP staff must be able to work within a team context while at the same time being self-directed and autonomous, functioning as sole charge, with no discipline-specific clinical supervisor. Communication both formal and informal is vital to the functioning of the team and to ensuring quality patient focused care.

The Extra-Mural Program promotes staff development in many ways, one of these being the process of performance reviews. There are three components to PR which include: self appraisal, peer appraisal, and management appraisal. The target population for all EMP disciplines includes people of ALL ages.

It is legally required of all EMP professionals to be registered with their professional associations. Staff are also required to:

1. adhere to professional code of ethics
2. maintain professional competence levels through continuing education
3. facilitate and evaluate student learning through field work placements
4. participate in and undertake research projects