Psychologist II

Child Development Services (CDS) at Alberta Children’s Hospital invites a Psychologist II to join our Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic (NFC) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Clinic, two complementary programs shaping the future of pediatric developmental care. In NFC, you will follow infants and children who have experienced neonatal complications or high-risk perinatal events, monitoring developmental, cognitive, behavioral, and socioemotional outcomes to guide early, targeted interventions. In the ASD Diagnostic Clinic, you will provide comprehensive assessments for children referred for autism and related developmental concerns, integrating cognitive, adaptive, social, and emotional evaluations to support accurate diagnosis and meaningful recommendations. Working within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, including developmental pediatricians, social workers, nurses and other allied health providers, you will deliver family-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care. Your expertise in psychological assessment, consultation, and interpretation will help families navigate complex medical and developmental pathways, while informing individualized care plans and supporting practical interventions across home, school, and community settings. This role also offers opportunities to contribute to program development, quality improvement, and the supervision of learners in CPA-accredited programs. You will be part of a team dedicated to innovation, excellence, and compassionate care, making a tangible difference in children’s developmental trajectories and family well-being. If you are a psychologist who thrives in interdisciplinary collaboration, values family-centered care, and wants to impact children’s lives at critical stages of development, this is a unique and rewarding opportunity.

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.

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. . A combination of equivalent education and experience may also be considered. Active or eligible for registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP). Applications from Provisional Psychologists may be considered.

Doctoral degree in professional psychology, including internship/residency (CPA-accredited). Training in assessment of pediatric (preschool and school-aged) populations with diverse neurodevelopmental, medical, and psychological presentations. Competence in administering and interpreting standardized tools assessing intelligence, academics, memory, executive functioning, and attention. Expertise in autism spectrum disorder diagnostics (e.g., ADOS-2, diagnostic interviewing) and able to independently assess and diagnose autism, including ADOS/ADOS-2 research reliability. Collaborative team member with an understanding of multidisciplinary roles and perspectives. Demonstrated interpersonal and professional skills, including self-awareness, conflict resolution, and problem-solving. Experience contributing to organizational change, including vision-building, risk identification, workflow design, goal setting, performance monitoring, and mentoring. Committed to fostering psychological safety, inclusivity, and reflective practice. Family-centered and neurodiversity-affirming, with strong communication and collaboration skills across diagnostic teams, community services, and partners.

Minimum five years of relevant clinical experience, including collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Completion of all degree requirements, including dissertation. Proven expertise in assessment and differential diagnosis of developmentally complex children, with comprehensive understanding of pediatric populations with medical, neurodevelopmental, behavioral, academic, and psychosocial challenges.