Psychologist II

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services seeks a Psychologist II to deliver rehabilitation psychology services within their Neuro Rehabilitation programs. This position involves assessment, diagnosis, and intervention in clinic and home settings, emphasizing a patient-centered approach. Ideal candidates will have a doctoral degree and relevant experience, with opportunities to contribute to team-led initiatives in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of Ph.D. in Psychology, registration with CAP required.
• Minimum one year relevant experience in neuropsychological evaluation.
• Ability to lead and supervise team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical services including assessment and intervention.
• Consult and educate the interprofessional team and patients/families.
• Participate in policy development and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Education

Doctoral degree in Psychology

Active registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists

Tools

Microsoft Office

Connect Care

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The Neuro Rehabilitation programs, including the Early Supported Discharge team and the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clinics, support a population ranging from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, or other neurological injury/disorder. Reporting to the Unit Manager, the Psychologist works within an Early Supported Discharge Team and the Physiatry Clinics to assess and provide treatment to patients. As appropriate, they will also incorporate a transdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation goals relating to other therapy professions. The incumbent will deliver rehabilitation psychology services as well as provide neuropsychological assessment and recommendations to guide intervention and time frames for services. Assessment and intervention are provided in clinic and home settings, but at times also in other contextually and goal appropriate environments. As such, this position offers the opportunity to be very flexible, adaptive, and innovative in a patient and family centred approach to rehabilitation. These teams are connected to many other stakeholders including allied health and nursing staff, coordinators and physicians along the continuum of care. The incumbent will be under the general supervision of the Clinical Leader and may also be required to take on acting Clinical Leader (CL) responsibilities when the CL is absent. To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered, please attach a resume and cover letter with your application.

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.

Acute Care Alberta: N Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Psychologist II Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Early Supported Discharge Team, Ambulatory Neuro Rehab Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 07-JUL-2025 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 25-AUG-2025 Temporary End Date: 18-JUL-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 60 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $52.34 Maximum Salary: $69.50 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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 Ph.D. or equivalent in Psychology, from a doctoral program accredited by the Canadian or American Psychological Association. Registered as a Psychologist in Alberta (or eligible) with the College of Alberta Psychologists. Minimum one-year relevant post-doctoral experience in neuropsychological evaluation, from an accredited residency in clinical neuropsychology. Experience in spinal cord, brain injury and stroke rehabilitation. Experience in providing delegation/assignment and supervision to support personnel who are carrying out those assigned tasks and/or service components. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent organizational and time management skills. Intermediate computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office and Connect Care. Proven initiative, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Demonstrated ability to function effectively within a patient and family centered team of health care professionals and support staff. Ability to perform all duties in accordance with related legislation. Physically able to perform all assigned tasks: lifting, transferring patients as required, pushing and pulling items of approx. 50 kgs, reaching horizontally or above the head, walking, standing and/or sitting for extended periods, computer work. BCLS-HCP certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Recent experience in a neuro rehabilitation community or acute care setting. Demonstrated continuing education, process improvement or research in neuro rehabilitation. Return to work and return to school rehabilitation experience.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

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Employment type

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