Occupational Therapist I

Job title: Occupational Therapist I

Job description: Your Opportunity:

In the heart of Central Alberta, downtown Ponoka is located only 3 minutes off of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway between Red Deer and Edmonton. With approximately 6800 local residents. Ponoka is a fun and scenic community to settle down in with many recreational facilities including the Aqua plex with indoor pool, a Summer Splash Park, Trails, Parks and upgraded playgrounds, Mini Golf, Ball Diamonds, Soccer Fields, Tennis Courts, Arena and Outdoor Rink, Agriculture Centre, Farmers Market and the Annual Ponoka Stampede. Ponoka is also home to the world class 18-hole Ponoka Community Golf Club and sits only 12 min from the Legendary 27-hole Wolf Creek Golf Resort. Ponoka’s 8 km of trail systems run through the lush Battle River Valley and are connected to the Trans-Canada Trail System. As an Occupational Therapist I in this Home Care position, much of your work will be independent, although you will be expected to communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team regarding clients registered to the Home Care service stream, as well as community partners. In this role you will be supported by the Allied Health Area Manager and Occupational Therapy Professional Practice Lead, with opportunities to connect with professionals in surrounding areas. You will provide clinical direction to a Therapy Assistant and may, on occasion, be offered the opportunity to share the responsibility for mentoring Occupational Therapy or Therapy Assistant students.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist I, you will be working both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, responsible for enabling occupation through activities of assessment, treatment planning, intervention, consultation, education and follow-up, based on the patient’s individualized goals, with outcomes focused on enabling the patient (client, resident) to perform meaningful daily occupations. You will provide clinical direction to therapy assistants, support personnel and students. You will review clinical referrals, accept, screen and assess client needs from an occupational therapy perspective in collaboration with other health disciplines. You will work in partnership with community agencies and providers as appropriate, to facilitate referrals and services to support care transitions in hospital and community settings. You will establish and maintain effective communication with colleagues, medical staff, and healthcare practitioners concerning documentation, treatment plans, progress and discharge. You will participate in client, family and caregiver education in collaboration with other disciplines, producing and maintaining clinical data, information, documentation and verbal reports to support the delivery of occupational therapy services, including charting.

• Classification: Occupational Therapist I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Department: Occupational Therapy HC
• Primary Location: Ponoka Community Health Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 01-DEC-2021
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 10-DEC-2021
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $37.30
• Maximum Salary: $49.65
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program or bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT). Additional Required Qualifications:

Heart & Stroke: BCLS-HCP certification required. Please note, this facility provides Long Term Care (LTC) or Designated Supportive Living (DSL) services and by Order of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, many AHS employees are restricted to work only at a single LTC/DSL site for the remainder of the pandemic. Speak to the hiring manager who will confirm if, as the successful candidate in this position, you will be restricted to work at only one LTC/DLS site in Alberta. Preferred Qualifications:

Current AADL Authorizer preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.

Hiring Requirements:

The following must be provided prior to your first day of work:

Security Screening: Satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

COVID-19 Immunization: Proof of full immunization against COVID-19. Full immunization status is achieved when 14 days have passed after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine, or the first dose of a single-dose vaccine. See our for additional information.

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