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This position reports to the managers of occupational therapy at The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital. The occupational therapist (OT) I is responsible for the OT assessment, treatment and discharge planning for adult inpatients and outpatients. The client population includes adults with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions requiring specialized/tertiary rehabilitation services. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop expertise with a wide range of evidence-based treatment modalities and rehab technologies to facilitate optimized outcomes. In this role, you will plan and participate in education of clients, families, and other healthcare providers. You will also participate in program development within assigned programs and the OT department. Supervising and supporting OT students and therapy assistants is strongly encouraged as part of clinical education and service delivery. This position offers an excellent opportunity to work within a dynamic and interdisciplinary rehabilitation environment while contributing to innovative practices and advancing clinical skills across a diverse adult client population.
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.
Classification: Occupational Therapist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Occupational Therapy Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.50 Posting End Date: 01-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 12-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 28-JAN-2028 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.51 Maximum Salary: $56.60 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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:
Demonstrated strong clinical decision-making ability in complex environments is required. Demonstrated skills in working in interdisciplinary teams, effective communication, planning, and organization are required. Minimum two years' experience with standardized adult assessment of visuospatial reasoning, functional cognition and neuro/musculoskeletal physical assessment. Previous experience working with adults with neurological impairment required. Must be able to complete the physical tasks of assisting with patient transfers, mobilizing upper extremities and assist with mobility.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with neuromuscular electrical stimulation, cognitive rehabilitation, perceptual rehabilitation and vision treatment modalities, equipment, and techniques. Experience working with individuals with cognitive impairment across the lifespan is preferred. Ability to assist with patient transfers, lifts and positioning is a necessary component of the role. Memberships with the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) or the Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists (SAOT).
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Responsibilities
Assess, treat, and support discharge planning for adult inpatients and outpatients with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, promoting functional ability and independence. Collaborate with clients, families, and interdisciplinary teams on rehabilitation, education, quality improvement, program development, and supervision of students and therapy assistants.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists, along with at least two years of experience in standardized adult assessments and experience with adults with neurological impairment. Candidates must demonstrate strong clinical decision-making, communication, planning, organization, interdisciplinary teamwork, and the ability to assist with patient mobility and transfers.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Adult Assessment
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Functional Cognition Assessment
- Visuospatial Reasoning Assessment
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Client and Family Education
- Rehabilitation Planning
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Perceptual Rehabilitation
- Vision Treatment
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Patient Transfers and Mobility
- Clinical Supervision
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Keywords
- Occupational Therapy
- Adult Inpatients
- Adult Outpatients
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Tertiary Rehabilitation
- Evidence-Based Treatment
- Rehabilitation Technologies
- Occupational Performance
- Functional Independence
- Standardized Assessment
- Visuospatial Reasoning
- Functional Cognition
- Neurophysical Assessment
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Perceptual Rehabilitation
- Vision Treatment
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Interdisciplinary Teams
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Discharge Planning
- Client and Family Education
- Quality Improvement
- Program Development
- Clinical Supervision
- Therapy Assistants
- Patient Transfers
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists
