Job Description

Your Opportunity:
In this part-time, temporary OT position you will provide Home Care services to clients in the community. You will be able to collaborate and develop effective partnerships with other providers with a focus on prevention, protection, treatment, and health promotion for all ages across the continuum of services. In this role you will be part of a dynamic Allied Health Team and be supported by the Allied Health Area Manager, Clinical Lead and Occupational Therapy Professional Practice Lead. You will also provide clinical direction to a Therapy Assistant and may, on occasion, be offered the opportunity to share the responsibility for mentoring Occupational Therapy or Therapy Assistant students. As one of our Home Care OTs, you will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, responsible for assessing individual needs based on abilities, providing therapeutic interventions and follow-up, as well as program evaluation to ensure optimal client outcomes.
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 function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide 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 clients 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. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.

Transition Company:

Assisted Living Alberta

Classification:

Occupational Therapist I

Union:

HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program:

Home Care

Primary Location:

Red Deer Bremner Ave Comm Hlth

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.75

Posting End Date:

22-SEP-2025

Temporary Employee Class:

Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available:

06-OCT-2025

Temporary End Date:

26-JUN-2026

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

2

Shifts per cycle:

7, 8

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary:

$38.90

Maximum Salary:

$51.80

Vehicle Requirement:

Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Additional Required Qualifications:

- A valid driver's license and vehicle are required for this position - Heart & Stroke: BCLS-HCP certification required.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Current AADL Authorizer preferred.