Advanced Practice Clinical Leader - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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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:

Advanced Practice Clinical Lead

Division of Adolescent Medicine - Eating Disorders Program

The Hospital for Sick Children is a leading tertiary pediatric centre providing medical and mental health care to the most complex children and youth and their families.

A dynamic clinical, education and research environment, SickKids is committed to excellence in integrated inter-professional care. It is a centre of excellence in the delivery of cutting-edge health care to the pediatric population.

The Eating Disorders Program (EDP) at SickKids is undertaking an ambitious renovation of its services with the goal of providing highly integrated medical stabilization and mental health assessment and treatment services to patients and families.

This re-design of services will transform inpatient, day treatment and outpatient care to a fully integrated and collaborative model between the Division of Adolescent Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry.

Treatment will focus on the delivery of high-quality evidence-based models that ensure care optimizes patients' recovery while supporting their parents and caregivers.

Position Description

An integral part of growing the mental health team and services at SickKids involves establishing appropriate clinical and operational leadership.

The Advanced Practice Clinical (APC) Leader is an important part of the leadership team who will support point-of-care staff in the implementation and evaluation of best practices in the assessment, treatment, and recovery of patients with eating disorders.

In this role, the APC Leader will:

act as role model for clinical practice in complex care situations

- engage in direct care activities for complex and high-risk patients.
- support interprofessional collaborative care, academic and research opportunities
- promote the implementation and audit of documentation standards
- participate in or facilitate quality improvement projects and quality reviews focusing on patient safety

Along with operational and other professional practice leaders, participate in program planning and evaluation

- support integrated care pathways to enhance patient outcomes
- play an active role on internal and external committees
- serve as a clinical leader resource in program-level and organizational level strategic planning activities for both inpatient and outpatient services
- support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements.

_ Here's What You'll Need_

For psychologists,¿completion of a CPA/APA approved Ph.

degree program in Clinical or Health Psychology is required with a pediatric/developmental focus as well as registration or eligibility for registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario for autonomous practice.

For social workers,a Ph D or Master's in Social Work, with registration or eligibility for registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
Applicants must demonstrate an understanding of the complex developmental, mental health and physical health needs of adolescent patients with eating disorders, and must have experience with treatment modalities, including FBT, DBT and EFFT.
Additional qualifications in psychiatric/mental health, or other relevant certification is an asset.
Committed to enhancing academic and research endeavors.
Experience in leading change; and the ability to provide advanced clinical care in a culturally diverse environment.
Previous advanced practice/administrative/academic scholarship is an asset.

Employment Type
Permanent Full-time, 1.0 FTE, with benefits

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 co