OTA/PTA -Q WSIB Shldr/Elbw

Position: OTA/PTA

Status: Temporary Part Time

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Dept: Insight Health Solutions 

Posted: January 6, 2025

Internal Deadline:     January 13, 2026

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada's largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

Job Description:

An integral member of the interdisciplinary assessment and treatment team. The OTA/PTA will play a key role in the treatment of individuals referred to IHS from insurers and employers. They will work along with the psychiatrists, psychologists, Social Workers, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to determine what the client needs clinically to make a full functional recovery – and liaise with external community healthcare providers and insurers to ensure a safe transition from our program to work and the community.

The role will work closely with clients, customers and other front-line clinicians of other disciplines to deliver a high quality, evidence-based program that focuses on returning clients to function and reducing impairment and disability – all in an innovative environment.

What you'll do each day:

• Participate in interdisciplinary team and report to OT and PT on treatment and recovery 

• Provide 1:1 and group treatment as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds to discuss challenge cases and identify solutions

• Provide clinical reports and document that assist with case management

• Work with external groups including insurers and employers as directed 

Educational Requirements:

• Certificate from recognized two-year OTA/PTA program

• Dual trained active member of a multidisciplinary team, the OTA/PTA provides client centered care under direction and supervision of Occupational Therapist and/or Physiotherapist

• Minimum three years of clinical experience

Qualifications:

• OTA/PTA with Psychosocial issues an asset

• Knowledge and experience with a variety of injuries an asset

• Experience working effectively within an inter-professional collaboration model

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Proven ability to effectively interact with clients and external stakeholders

• Provide goal-oriented treatment interventions to patient/family to support physical, emotional and cognitive needs of patients

• Must possess excellent organizational, time management and critical thinking skills

• Experience providing services with a strong quality improvement focus to third party payers including – preferred

• Provides timely and astute information to relevant team members about patients' performance.

• Participates in continuous quality improvement and evaluation

• Contributes to the overall vision/mandate of the Program

• Supervision of students as required 

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

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Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment. 

 In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities.  If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

 All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.