Job Description

Your Opportunity:The Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) provides service to children & families in inpatients & ambulatory clinics. The Psychologist II role is an innovative collaboration to support our patients and families in acute care. Reporting to the Unit Manager for Psychosocial Allied Health within ACH Medical Psychology Service, this role will be primarily integrated into the Pediatric Consultation Liaison program (PCL) at ACH. This program provides assessment, consultation and short-term interventions for children with medical and co-existing psychiatric conditions. The Psychologist II will work within this model to support complex patients with neurological, medical & developmental disorders & associated behavioral, academic, psychological difficulties & mental health concerns. Consultation may be provided to members of the team, to other ACH staff & physicians as well as community agencies & collaboration with psychiatry to formulate and implement the best plan of care. The Psychologist II ensures clinical practice is patient/family centered, delivered in accordance with the Canadian Psychology Association Code of Ethics, evidence based & research informed & aligned with program/clinic services. Clinical research opportunities may be available, participation on program/clinic committees is expected as is the involvement in supervision within the CPA accredited pre-doctoral residency/university practicum programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, adaptability & openness to innovative practice, skills in collaboration & working within a team, & an ability to practice within a Family Centered Care model. You will receive guidance, mentoring, & leadership as appropriate. The successful candidate will work a M-F schedule primarily assigned to hospital inpatient service delivery.Description:As a Psychologist II, you will provide advanced clinical services (including psychological assessment, diagnosis and/or intervention), consultation and education to the interprofessional team and patients/families, and/or provides clinical leadership and coordination in an assigned program area. This is an advanced level psychology position that will allow you to work with or within teams to provide and inform services for patients with complex and multi-dimensional medical, psychological, interpersonal, environmental and/or instrumental needs. You will consult, collaborate, and enact initiatives to ensure that practices are evidence based and in alignment with psychology standards of practice and code of ethics, as well as policy, legislation and regulations. You will be expected to lead, facilitate and/or participate in program, policy, and procedure development, service planning, staff development, quality improvement and evaluation, and/or research activities as identified by the needs of the service area(s). You may provide supervision to doctoral level psychology residents, master's level interns, provisional psychologists, psychometrists and other team members.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Psychologist II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Medical Psychology, Allied Health
• Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 21-FEB-2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 24-MAR-2025
• Temporary End Date: 23-MAR-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $52.34
• Maximum Salary: $69.50
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Completion of doctoral degree in Psychology in an applied area relevant to the practice setting from a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) or American Psychological Association (APA) program. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP). Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of a 1-year clinical internship/residency program accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) or American Psychological Association (APA). An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Preferred Qualifications:3-5 years of clinical experience working in a pediatric setting with a major emphasis in assessment and treatment of children, and youth with medical, developmental and mental health problems.Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.Security Screening:A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We're passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it's about putting patients' and families' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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