Psychologist, Eating Disorders Program, Mental Health â Permanent Full-Time (1.0) / Psychologue[...]

CHEO values diversity and; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pediatric health organization in Ottawa is seeking a Psychologist for its Eating Disorders Program. The successful candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team and provide assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and youth facing severe eating disorders. A Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and registration with the Ontario College of Psychologists are essential. This position offers a competitive salary and a chance to work in a committed health care environment.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing and treating children and youth with severe eating disorders.
• Ability to work in a high-paced interdisciplinary team.
• Strong knowledge of evidence-based practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychodiagnostic and psychological assessments.
• Provides therapeutic interventions using Family Based Therapy and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team rounds and case planning.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Group therapy experience

Family therapy experience

Fluency in French

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Registration as a Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario

Job description

Compensation Pay Range: 64.33-$79.56

Overview

Job Description: Please Note: If you are a current CHEO employee with access to Workday please apply to this posting via the Workday application as an internal applicant using the Jobs Hub.

Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabek territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations Inuit and Mtis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

CHEO is one of the few stand-alone global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6500 staff clinicians scientists and researchers as well as volunteers all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure CHEO combines excellence in clinical care research and education to advance seamless care that's provided where when and how it is needed. CHEOs Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical translational and basic science research covering a wide range of childrens health concerns. CHEO has been named Canadas best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 and 2025 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canadas Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row the editors of Canadas Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario western Quebec Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

Position Summary

A Psychologist is required for the CHEO Eating Disorders Program. The Psychologist will be part of an interdisciplinary team offering services to children and youth who have severe eating disorders. The Eating Disorders program includes an inpatient unit a new partial hospitalization program a day treatment program and outpatient services.

Job Description

• Provides psychodiagnostic and psychological assessments
• Provides therapeutic interventions to individuals families and groups using empirically-supported modalities including Family Based Therapy (FBT) and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
• Provides consultation / liaison with the multidisciplinary pediatric health-care environment and community professionals
• Participates in interdisciplinary team rounds and case planning
• Participates in and supports program outcome monitoring and clinical research activities
• Engages in training and education of Psychology residents and practicum students within the discipline of Psychology
• Maintains current knowledge in evidence-based practices through literature reviews consulting with clinical and community experts in the field evaluating clinical practices and participating in professional development activities in order to improve quality of care
• Performs administrative tasks such as maintaining clinical documentation reports and progress notes workload statistics and updating health records in accordance with established standards
• Participates in committees within the discipline of Psychology
• Carries other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Vulnerability Sector Check (Essential)
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from a CPA and / or APA accredited university program (Essential)
• Registration as a Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario or eligibility for registration (Essential)
• Designated area of practice in Clinical Psychology with Children and Adolescents (Essential)
• Experience assessing and treating children and youth presenting with severe eating disorders (Preferred)
• Experience with the assessment and treatment of children and youth presenting with severe mental health difficulties (Essential)
• Experience with group and family therapy (Essential)
• Ability to work in a high paced interdisciplinary team (Essential)
• Strong interpersonal skills ability to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals (Essential)
• Bilingual Fluency in both French and English (Preferred)
• Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Please note that this position will be based out of Ottawa. Location may be subject to change at any time at the discretion of the employer. All OPSEU members shall be granted an interview upon passing the pre-screening. Pre-screening might include testing.

Effective March 29 2021 CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test practical exam or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French / English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff patients and visitors. Consistent with that commitment all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided or presentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Veuillez noter : si vous tes actuellement un employ du CHEO ayant accs Workday veuillez postuler cette offre via lapplication Workday en tant que candidat interne.

Veuillez noter : pour postuler avec succs ce poste veuillez soumettre votre candidature avant 23 h 59 la veille de la date de clture annonce dans laffichage pour vous assurer que votre candidature est reue.

Ottawa est btie sur un territoire non cd du peuple anichinab algonquin. Les Anichinabs vivent sur ce territoire depuis des millnaires. Nous leur rendons hommage ainsi qu ce territoire. Leur culture et leur prsence ont enrichi le territoire et continuent de lenrichir. Le CHEO rend galement hommage lensemble des Premires Nations des Inuit et des Mtis de mme qu leurs prcieuses contributions passes et prsentes ce territoire.

CHEO est lun des rares chefs mondiaux en matire de sant pdiatrique et compte plus de 6 500 employs cliniciens scientifiques et chercheurs ainsi que des bnvoles qui travaillent tous ensemble pour aider les enfants et les adolescents mener la meilleure vie sain de ses propres murs et grce des partenariats avec des fournisseurs communautaires le CHEO est pass dun hpital de soins actifs du 20e sicle un systme de sant intgr du 21e sicle pour enfants et jeunes. Class dans le premier un pour cent des hpitaux canadiens pour la numrisation de son infrastructure clinique le CHEO combine lexcellence dans les soins cliniques la recherche et lducation pour faire progresser les soins sans discontinuit l o ils sont ncessaires et ce de manire et aux endroits appropris. LInstitut de recherche du CHEO se consacre la recherche clinique translationnelle et fondamentale de classe mondiale couvrant une vaste gamme de problmes de sant des enfants. CHEO a t nomm meilleur employeur en soins de sant au Canada par Forbes en 2024 et 2025 et sest class deuxime parmi les hpitaux canadiens sur la liste des meilleurs employeurs au Canada pendant plusieurs annees conscutives. Chaque anne le CHEO aide plus de 500 000 enfants et jeunes de lest de lOntario de louest du Qubec du Nunavut et du nord de lOntario.

RSUM DES FONCTIONS

Le Programme de lutte contre les troubles de lalimentation a besoin dun docteur ou dune docteure en psychologie. Le ou la psychologue fera partie dune quipe interdisciplinaire qui fournit des services aux enfants et aux adolescents atteints de troubles graves de lalimentation. Le programme des troubles de lalimentation comprend une unit dhospitalisation un nouveau programme dhospitalisation partielle un programme de traitement de jour et un service de consultation externe.

DESCRIPTION DU TRAVAIL

• Fournir des valuations psychodiagnostiques et psychologiques
• Fournir des interventions thrapeutiques aux individus aux familles et aux groupes en utilisant des modalits soutenues empiriquement y compris la thrapie familiale et la thrapie familiale centre sur lmotion (TFCE)
• Assurer la consultation / liaison avec lenvironnement multidisciplinaire des soins de sant pdiatriques et les professionnels de la communaut
• Participer aux rondes des quipes interdisciplinaires et la planification des cas
• Participer aux activits de surveillance des rsultats du programme et de recherche clinique et les soutenir
• Soccuper de la formation et de lducation des rsidents et des tudiants en stage dans la discipline de la psychologie
• Maintenir ses connaissances actuelles en matire de pratiques fondes sur des donnes probantes par des analyses documentaires la consultation dexperts cliniques et communautaires dans le domaine lvaluation des pratiques cliniques et la participation des activits de perfectionnement professionnel afin damliorer la qualit des soins
• Effectuer des tches administratives telles que la tenue de la documentation clinique des rapports et des notes dvolution des statistiques sur la charge de travail et la mise jour des dossiers de sant conformment aux normes tablies
• Participer des comits dans la discipline de la psychologie
• Assumer dautres responsabilits selon ses attributions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Vrification des antcdents en vue dun travail auprs de personnes vulnrables (Essentiel)
• Doctorat en psychologie clinique dune universit accrdite ACP / APA (Essentiel)
• Inscription la profession de psychologue en Ontario ou admissibilit cette inscription (Essentiel)
• Domaine de pratique dsign en psychologie clinique des enfants et des adolescents (Essentiel)
• Exprience de lvaluation et du traitement des enfants et des adolescents prsentant des troubles alimentaires graves (Souhaitable)
• Exprience de lvaluation et du traitement des enfants et des adolescents prsentant des troubles de sant mentales graves (Essentiel)
• Exprience en matire de thrapie de groupe et de thrapie familiale (Essentiel)
• Capacit de travailler au sein dune quipe interdisciplinaire ayant un rythme de travail rapide (Essentiel)
• Excellent entregent capacit de collaborer avec dautres professionnels de la sant (Essentiel)
• Bilinguisme Bonne matrise du franais et de langlais (Souhaitable)
• Veuillez noter que vous serez reprsent(e) par le Syndicat des employes et employs de la fonction publique de lOntario (SEFPO).

Veuillez noter que ce poste sera bas Ottawa. Veuillez noter que lemplacement pourrait tre modifi en tout temps la discrtion de lemployeur. Tous les membres de OPSEU serront accorder une entrevue aprs avoir pass la prslection. La prslection peut comprendre des tests.

partir du 29 mars 2021 CHEO mnera un processus de prslection et dvaluation plus complet. Ce processus peut comprendre des tests plus varis et multidimensionnels tels quun test crit un examen pratique ou une autre valuation. Tous les candidats qui satisfont aux qualifications essentielles et prfres peuvent tre tests.

La validation du bilinguisme (franais-anglais) se fera au moyen dune valuation des comptences linguistiques mene par un fournisseur externe. Les candidats devront satisfaire au profil linguistique minimum de leur poste avant la date dembauche.

Si vous avez besoin de mesures dadaptation pendant une phase du processus de recrutement veuillez communiquer avec les Ressources humaines . Tous les renseignements reus concernant les mesures dadaptation resteront confidentiels et seront traits conformment la Loi sur laccessibilit pour les personnes handicapes de lOntario .

CHEO sengage offrir un environnement scuritaire au personnel aux patients et aux visiteurs. Conformment cet engagement tous les candidats doivent tre entirement vaccins contre la COVID-19 pour tre considrs comme des candidats pour tout emploi de personnel ou de bnvole. Les candidats sont galement fortement encourags recevoir leurs doses de rappel contre la COVID-19 lorsquils sont admissibles pour viter la propagation de COVID-19. Lors de lembauche la prsentation de documents gouvernementaux confirmant la vaccination complte doit tre fournie ou la prsentation de documents justificatifs dune contre-indication mdicale valide ou dune autre considration raisonnable en vertu du Code des droits de la personne de lOntario.

Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

CHEO values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment starting with the hiring process and welcome interest from all qualified applicants.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process please contact Human Resources at . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

We thank all those who apply however only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

Key Skills

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Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary Salary: 64 - 79