Job Description

Occupational Therapist, Community High Intensity Treatment Team Full Time $42.27-$48.23 Reference#: 22-329A As a member of an interprofessional team, the Occupational Therapist provides expertise in occupational performance, by providing evidence-based, recovery focused assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and support focusing on service coordination, medication management, activities of daily living, occupational engagement including work, social, interpersonal relationships and leisure time that contribute to the optimal function of individuals who experience a severe mental illness. The Occupational Therapist also contributes to the development of the comprehensive individual-directed treatment and recovery plan and provides service coordination tor assigned individuals that include providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services in order to facilitate the individual's personal recovery goals. Role Responsibilities

• Develops effective therapeutic relationships including developing shared understanding of the

individual's lived experience with the illness

• Provides service coordination for assigned individuals including coordinating, monitoring and revising

the delivery of treatment, rehabilitation and support services per the individual's recovery plan and with a focus on individual strengths

• Assumes primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall

goals and recovery plans in collaboration with the individual and team

• Provides education and support to individuals and their families and advocates for individuals’

rights and preferences

• Provides symptom education to enable individuals to identify their mental illness symptoms and target

the symptoms and occurrence patterns of his or her mental illness, developing methods

• Provides on-call crisis intervention covering night-time hours and serves as a backup to evening and

weekend staff

• Assists individuals to plan and structure social and leisure time activities on evenings, weekends

and holidays through the use of natural supports and community resources.

• Assists individuals to develop lasting connections to communities and natural supports by providing

individual supportive therapy (e.g. problem-solving, role-playing, modeling and support), social-skill development, and assertiveness training to increase the individual's social and interpersonal activities in community settings

• Identifies strengths and skills of individuals in achieving occupat io na l g o a l s , engagement and

community participation


Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy required or Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy with 3

years of adult community mental health experience

• Unrestricted registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario

• One year work experience providing services to adults with a serious mental illness in an outpatient

psychiatric setting, effectively accessing and employing community resources to meet the needs of the
individual, preferred Located in Kingston, Providence Care is Southeastern Ontario’s leading provider of aging, mental health and
rehabilitative care. Continuing the legacy of our Founders, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul,
Providence Care provides care and services at Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre,
Providence Manor Long-Term Care home and community locations across Southeastern Ontario. Providence Care is Fully-affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College; Providence Care is a centre
for health care, education and research, and a member of the Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario. To apply for this position please email your Covering Letter and Resume quoting reference number in subject
line to work@providencecare.ca To learn more about Providence Care and other opportunities please visit:
https://www.providencecare.ca/careers-volunteering/ We are committed to inclusive and accessible employment practices – Please notify the above if you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process or require recruitment documents in French.