Occupational Therapist

Position Summary
If you are passionate about public practice and seeking opportunity for a hospital setting we would love to hear from you for our Casual Occupational Therapist opening.
A Casual Occupational Therapist's focus would include all South Okanagan's Occupational Therapy portfolios, including Acute Care at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH), Long-term Care within the numerous facilities in and around Penticton. Casual employment provides relief to positions occupied by regular full time and regular part time employees. This includes short-notice, on-call shifts to covering in a specific position. Shift times will be available on rotating basis including weekends and statutory holidays.
PRH is a 158-bed Acute Care facility responsible for providing core medical and surgical specialty services to surrounding population of approximately 90,000 people. The Occupational Therapist's focus would be physical/medical adult, including inpatient surgical/orthopedics, rehab unit, medical caseload. Our South Okanagan Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities consist of Westview Place (Penticton), McKinney/Sunnybank (Oliver, BC) and Dr Andrew Pavilion (Summerland). Our LTC facilities embody a resident-centered philosophy designed to support residents' choices, help people function at their highest level, and provide the best quality of life possible.
We have a great, supportive team that provides ongoing mentorship and comradery. Mentorship is an ongoing process for new grads and those new to BC. We support a lifelong learning perspective. We provide education pertinent to your growth and areas you are interested in. We enjoy our work, work hard to get things done and have fun while doing so
Reasons to join Interior Health:
General salary increases over the next 3 years
Recognition of previous experience in determining starting salary
Comprehensive employer-paid benefits package
Continuing education opportunities
Access to our in-house learning and development centre
Job stability and generous vacation entitlement
Team environment
Employee Health and Wellness programs
Access to exclusive discount offers and deals
Opportunities for career advancement and specialization in different areas of practice
Qualfications
Graduation from a recognized occupational therapy program.
Current registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC). Eligible for membership in the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists or British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists.
Valid BC Driver's license.

JOB TYPE

Work Day: Full Time

Employment type: Permanent Job

Salary: Negotiable

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimal experience: Unspecified