Fraser Health | Community Occupational Therapist

4 days ago


abbotsford, Canada Fraser Health Full time
Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $42.56 - $52.95 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

Are you passionate about working in Mental Health & Substance Use Services?  We're thrilled to announce that we have a Regular, Full Time position available. This position is based in Abbotsford, and serves Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, and Hope.

 

Requirements:

  • Full registration with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC
  • Two (2) years recent related experience working in a community mental health and/or substance use setting
  • Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License
  • Access to personal vehicle for business purposes

If you're ready to join a team dedicated to providing competent care and support, apply now Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of individuals and families, empowering them on their journey to recovery.

 

Watch this video to learn how Fraser Health supports mental health, hosted by our President, Dr. Victoria Lee: Navigating mental health with compassion

 

To learn more about our MHSU programs and services, read employee insights, and current job vacancies, please visit this site: Fraser Health MHSU

Detailed Overview:

Abiding by Fraser Health Policies and Procedures impacting rehabilitation and recovery services, and as a member of the interdisciplinary team, provides direct and indirect specialized occupational therapy services to clients of their area of practice using recognized occupational therapy tools and techniques. Services include client assessment, planning, group and individual interventions, and transition planning; consultation with and education for other professionals, contracted agencies and natural supports; and support services for clients and natural supports. The Occupational Therapist engages with individual clients and support systems as full collaborators in service planning, delivery, and evaluation; develops partnerships with community agencies to encourage client participation; focuses on occupational performance (person-occupation-environment) from a psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) perspective for Mental Health & Substance Use program clients; provides input into the evaluation of process and outcomes to ensure quality of services; participates in joint planning with team members for overall service delivery to clients, and works collaboratively with MHSU staff, agencies, and community service providers. This position may be required to work in different settings such as at more than one location within an assigned geographical area, or within a virtual/remote service delivery environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Screens and assesses client's functional capacity, occupational performance, and environmental supports to make appropriate referrals by reporting client's occupational profile, skills, limitations, support needs, and goals.
  • Reviews relevant clinical information and discusses the referral with the team including the client, their most responsible clinician and agencies involved by interviewing the client, significant others and/or natural supports, and other professionals and services to determine the appropriate use of assessment tools. Conducts home assessments/community visits as required.
  • Analyses and reviews assessment results with the client to determine a course of action, and provides verbal and written assessment reports to the case manager and other relevant stakeholders such as housing support staff.
  • Assists client and agency to determine the best method of achieving the desired results; supports client orientation to the service, and provides ongoing support and advice to both client and agency. Where necessary, refers clients to other services.
  • Provides individual and group treatment with selected clients of the mental health and substance use program by collaborating with inter-professional team members to determine recovery priorities and goals, and providing group leadership/co-leadership to meet psycho-education, skill development, and other needs.
  • Identifies appropriate Frame of Reference for intervention/treatment and reviews assessment results;, develops treatment goals with the client and treatment team, identifies resources required for treatment, including tests, materials and equipment, initiates the required funding requests, and provides individual treatments as required to restore, develop, or maintain occupational performance/functional responsibilities.
  • Assists in the provision of education regarding rehabilitation and recovery to mental health & substance use program staff. Identifies education needs and/or provides education to service providers, and assists in the development of training workshops to meet their identified needs.
  • Applies psychosocial rehabilitation approach with mental health & substance use program clients/consumers to facilitate clients' effective entry and participation in psychosocial rehabilitation, education, employment, and leisure programs, and provides information to assist the most responsible clinician in facilitating the client's effective rehabilitation.
  • Supports overall service delivery of the program through joint planning, responding to team priorities, and providing verbal and written reports regarding the progress towards program goals to the team coordinator.
  • Reviews programs, identifies program strengths, and recommends improvements; plans, develops and coordinates the development of rehabilitation programs in consultation and collaboration with clients, team members, other professionals, service providers and families;. identifies current resources and service gaps, determines priorities for service needs, service goals, evaluation tools and procedures. Provides input regarding program budgets and/or purchases as requested.
  • Represents their program, service area, or profession on Fraser Health and local committees on the development of rehabilitation policy, program planning and standards. Identifies current best practice service delivery models.
  • Coordinates rehabilitation resources, including but not limited to, Peer Support, Therapeutic Volunteer and Rehabilitation Fund programs. 
  • In consultation with the Coordinator and Manager, reviews the services of contracted rehabilitation programs by identifying strengths and areas which need improvement, strengthening existing partnerships and if necessary recommends corrective action, and developing new partnerships to provide rehabilitative services.
  • Collaborates with community agencies and communicates to provide specialized information regarding roles and services, and to support capacity development of programs and services for the client group. Ensures a coordinated approach to service provision and effective use of resources.
  • Acts as a consultant/resource regarding psychosocial rehabilitation to community agencies and services funded by Mental Health & Substance Use Services to provide rehabilitation, and to those that provide education, training, employment services and recreation services to Mental Health consumers.
  • Supervises as preceptor to occupational therapy students as required.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:

Education and Experience
Current full registration with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC. Two (2) years' recent related experience working in a community mental health and/or substance use setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

 

Valid B.C. Class V Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle for business purposes.


Skills and Abilities

  • Working knowledge of current psychiatric rehabilitation, psychosocial approaches, and recovery practices.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the major categories of mental illness and substance use and their appropriate rehabilitation treatments.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation.
  • Demonstrated ability to use activity analysis to assess occupational performance and modify the activity, environment, or supports to enable occupation.
  • Ability to utilize outcome measurement tools.
  • Demonstrated leadership and presentation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment such as computers including applicable software applications including within the context of remote/virtual delivery of care.
  • Ability to collaborate and work effectively in a community team setting, as well as independently.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with clients, families and other members of the health care team and community agencies.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
  • Ability to problem-solve and exercise sound clinical reasoning.
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.


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