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Occupational Therapist I

1 month ago

Taber, Canada Alberta Health Services Full time

Your Opportunity:

This position, out of Taber Health Centre, provides an Occupational Therapist with the opportunity to work in acute care, long term care and community/homecare. The Taber OT team includes an additional part-time OT colleague as well as a full time Occupational Therapy Assistant. Taber Health Centre and community at large is a welcoming small town. It is situated between the 2 urban centres of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat in Southern Alberta.

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 peer mentoring 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:

Valid Heart & Stroke Foundation, Basic Life Support certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Alberta Aids to Daily Living Authorizer would be considered an asset.Previous experience in Connect Care e-documentation.

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