Original job description
Your Opportunity:
This position provides adult ambulatory OT services to residents of the Camrose area out of the Healthy Living Centre at Camrose Recreation Centre. The Occupational Therapist I will be a part of a team including OT, PT, Kinesiology, respiratory therapy and speech language pathology. The Healthy Living Centre is active in exercise and education programming; The OT will be expected to be involved in both individual and group programming opportunities.
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: Camrose Healthy Living Centre Primary Location: Edgeworth Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 05-NOV-2026 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: $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:
Excellent written and verbal skills are required. Proven ability to exercise good judgment, use initiative, demonstrate strong organizational skills and effectively participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Preferred Qualifications:
Able to work independently with a variety of clients in an active setting. Connect Care charting knowledge is an asset.
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Responsibilities
Provide adult ambulatory occupational therapy services through individual and group programming, including assessment, treatment, education, rehabilitation, and support for clients’ functional abilities and independence. Collaborate with clients, families, and interprofessional teams, contribute to quality improvement, and participate in peer mentoring and student supervision.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists are required. Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication, sound judgment, initiative, organizational skills, and the ability to work effectively on an interdisciplinary team; independent practice and Connect Care charting knowledge are preferred.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Performance
- Client Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Rehabilitation
- Treatment Planning
- Client Education
- Self-Management
- Case Management
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Organization
- Clinical Judgment
- Student Mentoring
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Sports & Recreation
Keywords
- Occupational Therapy
- Adult Ambulatory Services
- Healthy Living Centre
- Occupational Performance
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Rehabilitation
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Self-Management
- Client Education
- Case Management
- Referral
- Transition Support
- Interprofessional Team
- Quality Improvement
- Peer Mentoring
- Student Supervision
- Therapy Assistants
- Therapy Aides
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- Connect Care
