Job Description

Overview

We're looking for experienced occupational therapists to join our team in our Special Care Services department. In this role, you'll be a clinical resource and a member of an interdisciplinary case management team that is committed to providing high quality service to severely injured workers by assisting them to develop and maintain independence in self-care, vocational rehabilitation, and daily living activities.

Consider joining a team that's committed to providing quality care for injured workers across the province. As a member of our team, you'll have a flexible Monday-to-Friday work schedule that works for you and your clients, plus access to programs that support a healthy lifestyle. At this time, this is a hybrid position where you'll work primarily at home and be on-site at our Richmond office occasionally.

What you'll do

As an occupational therapist - clinical advisor you will:

• Apply theoretical knowledge to the assessment, interpretation, planning, and implementation of health care services for clients with physical or mental health conditions
• Provide education sessions as needed, to both internal and external audiences including employers
• Continuously collaborate with all external stakeholders to assist with stay-at-work programs, early intervention, and return to work planning
• Provide clinical support during team meetings
• Provide oversight on complex physical or mental health claims by implementing and monitoring return to work plans
• Conduct onsite visits to injured workers, worksites, and external service providers of clinical programs to review services being provided for injured workers

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Independently, and as part of an interdisciplinary team, prioritize, plan, and organize a challenging and variable workload
• Educate, consult, and motivate others and act as a resource to co-workers
• Build and maintain trusting and cooperative working relationships with individuals and organizations in an environment that is often adversarial
• Develop and present education sessions and programs
• Work in a computerized environment using Microsoft software
• Travel throughout the region and stay overnight

Your experience and educational background:

• Full registration and current membership in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia
• A minimum of three years of clinical OT experience in practical areas such as physical health, neurology, mental health, brain injury, amputation, or spinal cord injury
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• This team provides services to injured workers throughout the province; you must be able to travel

If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email the (SM) at the time you submit your application.

Who are we?

At WorkSafeBC, we're dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries and diseases occur, we provide compensation, and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We also work diligently to sustain our workers compensation system for today and future generations. We're honoured to serve the 2.4 million workers and 245,000 registered employers in our province.

WorkSafeBC requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In implementing the policy, WorkSafeBC will consider its obligations to accommodate those staff who are unable to be vaccinated.

We recognize that our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences, and which reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating and hugely rewarding. Our positions offer tremendous diversity and excellent opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important and so are the people we do it for.

Our benefits

Being part of WorkSafeBC means being part of a strong, committed team. Along with a competitive salary your total compensation package includes vacation, optional leave arrangements, health care and dental benefits, and contributions toward your retirement pension. As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that can help you get the most out of work -- and life.

We've adopted a hybrid model offering opportunities to work remotely and onsite based on the operational needs of the position.

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If you're the successful applicant, we'll be making a conditional offer contingent upon your clearing a criminal record check under the . At the time of offer, you'll need to provide consent for a criminal record check. Once we receive clearance, we'll confirm your offer of employment.

This position is restricted to those legally entitled to work in Canada.

Thank you, in advance, for applying.