OakValley Health- Child Development Programs

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Diagnostic Autism and Clinical Services (DACS) is an interdisciplinary service that provides diagnostic assessments and medical consultation to those children with complex medical and developmental needs. Assessments for a variety of conditions, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are conducted by developmental specialists. This may include Physicians, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. Medical consultation for children with multiple special needs is provided by Developmental Pediatricians and other team members as needed. Current position may include providing virtual and/or in-person services.

The responsibilities will include:

• Participating in team-based assessments of children with a query of Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or other developmental concerns using play-based techniques, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and other tools
• Preparing assessment reports and recommendations for families with the DACS team
• Counseling the child’s caregivers and /or families in feedback appointments
• Documenting all information in the Children’s Treatment Network’s shared electronic record
• Liaising with external agencies and school boards as appropriate
• Taking an active role in performing and maintaining professional practice standards, guidelines and activities
• Ability to offer services in more than one language is highly preferred

Schedule:
• Hours of work M-F business hours at the Oak Ridges office location
• Current position may include providing virtual and/or in-person services.

Extensive Needs Service (ENS) is a partnership between CHEO, Holland Bloorview and McMaster Children’s Hospital to develop a specialized support program to provide clinical services to children with extensive needs and their families. This service provides multidisciplinary assessments by specialized professionals who provide individualized treatments that focus on working with families and current care teams to enhance capacity, reduce challenging behaviours, and treating underlying health concerns. Children between the ages (0-17yrs 11mths) with challenging or interfering behaviour(s) and unmet needs who, have already accessed 3 or more providers across sectors and have unmet needs are eligible. Current position may include providing virtual and/or in-person services. This individual will work as part of a health care team and may be required to travel to multiple locations.

Schedule:
• Hours of work M-F business hours at the Markham office location (50 Macintosh)
• Current position is in-person, but may include virtual service delivery.

Please check the attachment for more information on how to apply for this position.