Job Description

Your Opportunity:
Forty-five minutes outside of Grande Prairie lies the rural town of Spirit River. The town offers many advantages of living in a quieter area serving many farming and industry services. At the same time, it is only 45 minutes away from Grande Prairie with a variety of outdoor and indoor recreation opportunities and a multitude of dining and shopping opportunities. Your opportunity is in a smaller multi-disciplinary team, supporting the newly built Pleasantview Facility. You will work closely with the nursing teams, physicians, therapy assistant, physiotherapist, social worker and speech language pathologist. This position provides high level of independence and case management. Support as needed will be available from Grande Prairie. We would love the opportunity to speak with you to share the opportunities and discuss your areas of interest. Our manager's phone number is 780-538-7360. Along with a variety of career development opportunities, we offer a competitive rate of pay and a Remote Retention Allowance to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
Description:
As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible for the coordination of occupational therapy and other allied health clinical services within a program or service area. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure occupational therapy practice is evidence-based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be providing coordination of the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will be participating in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will be making decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. As assigned, you will carry out the roles of a direct clinical service provider, consultant, educator and/or advocate in your program or service area.

Acute Care Alberta:

N

Primary Care Alberta:

N

Recovery Alberta:

N

Classification:

Occupational Therapist II

Union:

HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program:

Pleasantview Designated Supportive Living

Primary Location:

Pleasant View Lodge Residental Care

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.65

Posting End Date:

02-DEC-2025

Employee Class:

Regular Part Time

Date Available:

12-DEC-2025

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

4

Shifts per cycle:

13

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary:

$41.12

Maximum Salary:

$54.61

Vehicle Requirement:

Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.