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Ponoka County, Canada Alberta Health Services Full timeJob SummaryThis is an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Occupational Therapist I in the Adult Inpatient Program at the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will work closely with clients to improve their physical and mental health through assessments, goal setting, and...
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Rehabilitation Therapist Assistant
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Occupational Therapist
2 months ago
Within the Halvar Jonson Centre for Brain Injury, reporting to the Unit Manager, you will provide a broad range of services in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. As part of an interdisciplinary team, you will be responsible for assessing, planning and implementing client centered treatment programs for patients with acquired brain injury. Your role will include accessing, evaluating and recommending adaptive equipment, wheelchairs, seating components and UE orthotics. In this role you will also work with behaviourally challenged patients within the program. You will also direct the work of therapy assistants assigned to help you manage your caseload. The Halvar Jonson Centre for Brain Injury is a 48-bed facility that provides care for patients with acquired brain injury through an interdisciplinary approach. The program is a progressive and expanding service with a commitment to professional development and excellence.
This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.
*Description:*
As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations.
As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client’s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peermentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.
*Required Qualifications:*
Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).
*Additional Required Qualifications:*
You are a graduate from an approved school of occupational therapy and eligible for registration with the Canadian and Alberta Associations of Occupational Therapists. Greater than 6 months experience in working in neurology, with stroke and brain injured patients is desired. You will have excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. CPR required – BLS for Health Care Providers Level C. You are physically capable of carrying out the duties of this position. This physically demanding position requires the OT to physically assist patients in a variety of functional tasks. Complex moderate to severe brain injured patients may be very dependent for care at times. You are expected to manage behaviourally challenged patients
*Preferred Qualifications:*
Three years’ clinical experience in rehabilitation services using a client centered approach is preferred
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Pay: $38.90-$51.80 per hour
Expected hours: 38.75 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Dental care
* Extended health care
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision care
Flexible language requirement:
* French not required
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
