OTA/PTA

Job title: OTA/PTA

Job description: Job Description

Position: OTA/PTA

Dept.Health System: Primary, Rehab, CCC, Seniors Department

File#: 2024-36519

Status: Permanent Part-Time

Location: THP Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) 200 Church Street York ON, M9N 1N8

Role Level: Allied Health (AH06.1) $29.60-$34.11

Hours of Work/Shift: Days (8 Hour shifts)

Posted: February 14, 2024

Internal Deadline: February 21, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community – patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan – quality, access and sustainability – anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients – inside and outside the hospital.

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!

SUMMARY:

THP is excited to be opening Phase 2 of the Alternative Level of Care (ALC) unit located at Humber River Church Street site (200 Church Street, near Jane Street and 401) scheduled to open in December 2019. We are recruiting individuals who are highly skilled, agile and adaptable with advanced critical thinking and interprofessional skills. As a member of the Interprofessional team you will have the opportunity to provide care for adult and geriatric patients who are preparing to transition to the community.

Key Qualifications:

• Certificate from a recognized two year OTA/PTA Program
• OTA experience in psychosocial issues is an asset
• Current BCLS and evidence of continuing education is required
• Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional with strong observation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members
• Exercises good judgment, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• A positive attendance record is essentialPosition Summary:
• As an active member of a multidisciplinary team, the dual trained OTA/PTA provides client-centered clinical care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of a Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist.
• Provides goal-oriented treatment interventions, patient/family education and support to address physical, emotional and self-care needs as assigned
• Provides timely and astute information to relevant team members about patient’s performance
• The ability to perform as a coach/mentor and to use sound critical thinking skills is key to achieving patient outcomes and to facilitating team function
• Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation
• Supervise activities of OTA/PTA students, volunteers and co-op 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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Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

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

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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.

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