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Position: Occupational Therapist - 3C Senior CareDept/Health System: Primary Rehab CCC, Seniors, DepartmentFile#: 2024-37588Role Level: Allied Health (10.4) $39.19 - $54.66Status: Temporary Full-Time (up to 6 mths)Site: Mississauga HospitalPosted: May 16, 2024Internal Deadline: May 23, 2024Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier CommunityOur Values: Compassion, Excellence, CourageOur Goals: Quality, Access, SustainabilityOur Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, ResearchWhen we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!Position Summary:Trillium Health Partners (THP) is excited to open an 18 bed Geriatric Unit at our Mississauga Hospital location and is recruiting an individual who is highly skilled, agile and adaptable with advanced critical thinking and interprofessional skills. As a member of the Geriatric Medicine Interprofessional team you will have the opportunity to provide patient-centred care to the frail older adult with the goal to prevent cognitive and functional decline during admission and participate in plans for same discharge home. This role will report to the Clinical Manager of Seniors\' Services.Key Qualifications:

• Registered to practice with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• Candidate will have relevant experience in working with geriatric patients and a thorough understanding of geriatric syndromes and their impact on function
• Demonstrates the ability to work within an interdisciplinary team including families and community partners, using effective communication skills
• Able to work in a fast paced environment within a highly collaborative model of care, putting patients\'needs first
• GPA training is considered an asset
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and is able to be self-directed in a fast-paced, flexible working environment
• Previous experience and ability to work effectively and collaboratively with Occupational Therapist Assistants , and other interprofessional team members.
• A second language is considered an asset
• A positive attendance record is essential

Responsibilities:

• The Occupational Therapist is accountable to assume new caseloads comfortably and competently
• As an active member of an interdisciplinary team is responsible for providing Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment to patients to improve function
• Provides Occupational Therapy services in keeping with the College guidelines and Essential Competencies, for clients with deficits in areas of occupational performance
• Participates in Professional Practice meetings and patient care rounds as required
• Supervises support personnel, students and volunteers as appropriate
• Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation, thereby contributing to the overall vision/mandate of Trillium Health Partners and Occupational Therapy Services

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website:Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.Trillium Health Partners (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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