Board Certified Behaviour Analyst - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

SickKids Brain - Mental Health Program & ABILITY Program:

Board Certified Behaviour Analyst:

SickKids is embarking on an ambitious Mental Health Strategy to improve child and youth mental health services and outcomes for the diverse populations we serve.

The enterprise-wide strategy leverages the strengths and assets of SickKids Hospital, the Centre for Brain and Mental Health, SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health and Learning Institute and the SickKids Research Institute.

Reporting through a matrix model that includes the Manager of Outpatient Mental Health Services and ABILITY program, the BCBA will play a lead role in guiding behavioural plans for complex patients treated at SickKids.

As part of two clinical teams (Acute Care Psychiatry Team and the ABILITY Program for patients with developmental disabilities and ASD), the BCBA will provide patient centred guidance and care with the goals of improving a trauma informed approach that optimizes safety for both patients and staff.

Here's What You'll Get to Do:

As a member of teams cross appointed to Psychiatry and Paediatrics provide assessment of behavioural problems with patients and caregivers in the context of medical and mental health services delivered across the organization.
Conduct environmental assessment from behavioural perspective.
Construct behavioural intervention and treatment plans in the context of hospitalbased services.
Work with staff mediators (e.g., DSW, CYC and RN staff) to support data collection and ongoing analysis.
Work collaboratively with the interprofessional team to provide and demonstrate applied behavioural interventions to manage behaviour and safety issues.
Utilize a mediator model for teaching caregivers appropriate response models.
Develop and implement training strategies to promote awareness and education across the hospital.
Support the supervision of students on placement.
Prepare and maintain timely documentation for the interprofessional team.
Participate in department and hospital wide committees and quality improvement initiatives.

Here's What You'll Need:

Master's degree in Applied Behavioural Analysis from a recognized university program.
Three to five years of experience working in a complex hospital or community environment with complex clinical populations inclusive of developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mental Health/Behavioral conditions.
Demonstrated assessment, behavioural analysis, and treatment planning skills in the context of managing complex behaviour.
Excellent clinical data analytic and data management skills in a healthcare environment knowledge of electronic health record systems.
Demonstrated knowledge of patient and family centred care, principles of EDI and culturally informed care as well as the impact of social determinants of health on overall family health and outcomes.
Demonstrated capacity to prepare data driven reports, presentations.
Comfort and ability working in a highly accountable, measurement

- based environment.

Exemplary communication, interpersonal and group facilitation skills as well as a demonstrated ability to collaborate and cultivate productive relationships.
Capacity to work in a fastpaced dynamic environment with multiple and shifting priorities.
Ability to work in a highly accountable, measurement informed environment
Flexible hours required but primarily working business hours onsite

Employment Type:

Fulltime, 1 year contract with opportunity for extension
Onsite work primarily monfriday

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is