Job Description

Your Opportunity:

This is a multi site role, with the primary site located in Olds and coverage provided in Innisfail. Olds is a great community and is a major service centre and regional market for over 40,000 people in the Mountain View County region. Their central location along the bustling Queen Elizabeth Highway corridor and our proximity to major centres all contribute to their continued growth. The population currently sits at 9,184 people. The "Olds Fashioned" friendly hospitality, combined with the amenities associated with a big city such as fine schools, recreation opportunities and Olds College, make Olds a prosperous community. Olds is a healthy, active and safe place to raise a family.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance, designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and functions as an integral member of the health care team. You will engage individuals, groups and communities in order to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. Interventions support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to the client's cognitive, affective, spiritual and physical strengths and limitations. The OT provides comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. The OT collaborates with client(s) and families in determining, implementing and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich supports and engage in quality improvement; partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to advance services for their clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community; participates in peer mentoring; and supervises students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.

• Classification: Occupational Therapist I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Allied Health, Occupational Therapy
• Primary Location: Olds Hospital and Care Centre
• Multi-Site: Multisite
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 22-AUG-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 01-SEP-2022
• Temporary End Date: 03-APR-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $37.30
• Maximum Salary: $49.65
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications: Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT) Additional Required Qualifications: Completed and up to date BLS. Preferred Qualifications: As Required.