Occupational Therapist- Drivers Assessment

Casual - 1 day/ week, Occupational Therapist, Drivers Assessment and Training (Hamilton)

Make an Impact on People's Lives; Join SE Health Driver Assessment & Training as a part time / occasional Occupational Therapist in Hamilton

Position Summary

SE Health Occupational Therapists are the best of the best. We provide person-centered care, an ability to build rapport and trust with your clients while supporting them in their transportation goals. When you choose to join SE Health, you join a diverse, collaborative, and supportive team where you'll apply your skills – and your heart – to provide driver rehabilitation services to clients with medical conditions or injuries to support them in become a driver, returning to driving after a new illness or injury or to see if they can continue driving safely with a progressive illness. You'll apply a client-centered approach to address clients' physical, cognitive, social, and emotional needs as drivers. You'll make a difference in their lives, and they'll make a difference in yours

Responsibilities

• Conducting driving assessments (in-clinic and on-road)
• Provide vehicle access assessments for drivers and passengers to enable them to enter / exit a vehicle and stow their mobility devices
• Formulating goals, recommendations and providing client resources
• Planning and supervising client-centered, goal-directed driver rehab programs through driver rehab driving instructors.
• Accepting auto insurance referrals and completion of OCF18s
• Completion of detailed assessment reports, OCF18s and vehicle prescription reports.

Why join our team?

• Competitive compensation. Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, on demand pay, car loan support and exclusive perks/discounts available only to SE Health staff
• Develop yourself with SE. We have Tuition Assistance Programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your lifelong learning. And our leadership team will support you to practice to full scope, to integrate the most current evidence into your practice, and to be part of a strong and supportive team that gives you the right mix of team and independence. SE's orientation and development programs are designed to support both new and seasoned practitioners to excel, and to enable you to provide the very best care in a warm and nurturing way.
• Grow your career. SE Health is a large national organization with diverse healthcare business lines. You'll have an opportunity – and will be supported – to do different types of patient-facing therapy roles in different locations if that is what you're interested in. Or you can pivot to supporting or leadership positions where you use your therapy skills as a foundation to contribute and make an impact in different ways.
• Manage your life. At SE, you'll have the flexibility to control your schedule to balance your life around childcare or elder care, or whatever it is you need to do to have a healthy balance of life and work. You have the freedom to set and adjust your schedule, with your roster of clients.
• Support to be your best. SE Therapists are afforded the time they need to help their patients, to build rapport, to accomplish patient care and recovery goals, and to understand a driver's license and accessible vehicles enable community mobility and impacts recovery in a way you can't in most other settings.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy and are a member in good standing of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• Maturity, confidence and compassion to make and communicate life-altering decisions for clients with respect to community mobility.
• Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional, able to work effectively and collaboratively with administrative assistants, driving instructors as well as with families, vendors and case managers
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal, along with a high level of initiative and adaptability to rapidly changing demands.
• A positive work and attendance record is essential
• Competence in the learning and use of various computer applications including MS Word, Excel (basics), Power Point, Outlook as well as client management software
• A Valid driver's license is required; Advanced knowledge of driving, Ontario licensing requirements and vehicles is a benefit
• Experience working in the auto-sector and with HCAI is a strong advantage
• Experience in the driver rehabilitation and vehicle modification field are preferred; Certification in Driver Rehabilitation (CDR) designation is an asset.
• This role follows a hybrid work approach where you work with the clients in our clinic locations or in their homes and community, and are able to complete paperwork remotely

About Us:

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are always inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing. We are an inclusive workplace offering competitive pay, benefits, pension, and work life balance. We're a great place to work, and we hope you'll join our team.

Please note that due to the unprecedented circumstance of the Global Pandemic and the resultant public health crisis; and in the interest of the health and safety of our patients/clients, employees, and greater good of public health, SE Health requires those that wish to work for this organization to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means a person has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and it has been 14 days since the last dose

SE Health is committed to the success of all its employees. If you feel you need accommodations because of illness or disability, please do not hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition team at at your earliest convenience.

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