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Clinical Interventionist

4 months ago


Sydney, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:160300
**Department/Program**:Provincial Preschool Autism Services, Children's Health Program
**Location**: Sydney, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $37.1261 - $52.7283 per hour (based on designation)
**Closing Date**: Open Until Filled (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

**Successful applicants will be eligible to receive a one-time Signing Bonus of $7,000. In turn, a Return of Service will be required for a 2-year period. Relocation assistance of up to $5,000 may be included for those that qualify.**

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
**The Provincial Preschool Autism Service**:

- The Provincial Preschool Autism Service (PPAS) is a partnership between IWK Health (IWK), Nova Scotia Health (NSH), Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia (HSNS) and Autism Nova Scotia (Autism NS). Based upon an extensive review and engagement, autism services in Nova Scotia are in the process of transitioning to a needs-based model responsive to the individual needs of children and their families. It will provide person and family-centred services to preschoolers across Nova Scotia who are suspected of or have a diagnosis of autism. The new and enhanced services will include a greater number and range of interventions and supports available for children and families. Examples include: autism clinical intake and care coordination, family and health professional education, diagnostic assessments, QuickStart NS parent coaching toddler program, a 12-month intensive intervention for children with the greatest social communication and behavior needs, autism interventions by interprofessional teams, and transition to school. The intent is to create an efficient, sustainable, and integrated continuum of health services for preschool-age children with autism where services and supports are matched to the needs of children and their families._

**Nova Scotia EIBI Program**
The Nova Scotia EIBI Program provides intervention for preschool age children with Autism and training for their families. The program is offered through IWK Health Centre in partnership with Hearing and Speech Nova Scotia. The main form of treatment, Pivotal Response Treatment, uses motivational strategies and the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) to facilitate development of children’s communication, play and other functional skills. The EIBI Program has a strong commitment to ongoing learning for the EIBI teams, so that children and their families receive similar services across the province. There is a strong leadership framework for the provincial program. Treatment is provided by a coordinated team consisting of parents, one-to-one interventionists, Clinical Interventionists, and consultant Speech-Language Pathologists.

The Clinical Interventionist will work within the EIBI Service Delivery Model and be accountable to the Manager and the EIBI Clinical Leadership. The Clinical Interventionist responsibilities include:

- The development and coordination of intervention programs, which are integrated between services and disciplines, take into consideration the families’ needs and goals.
- Adapting and revising intervention plans, as required; while maintaining appropriate documentation.
- Ongoing monitoring of outcome measures.
- Provision of leadership, supervision and support to EIBI Program Implementers. (Supervision includes feedback on performance).
- Training and monitoring the practice standards of the EIBI Program Implementers.
- Maintaining service quality control standards.
- Participating and leading program evaluation as appropriate
- Completing, maintaining and advancing own skill sets.
- Provision of intensive behavioral intervention services with children and their families, as required.

**Hours of Work**:
Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours/week.
Flexibility in hours available to work (including some evenings, weekends) required

**Your Qualifications**:

- Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, School Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, or graduate of a World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) Approved Occupa