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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: Allied Health Primary Location: Vegreville HC/Pub/Rehab/MenHlt Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 29-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 08-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.51 Maximum Salary: $56.60 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
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:
BLS is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
As required.
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Responsibilities
Provide evidence-informed occupational therapy services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, education, case management, and transition support, to help clients achieve meaningful occupations and functional independence. Collaborate with clients, families, healthcare teams, and other stakeholders, and contribute to quality improvement, peer mentoring, student supervision, and support of therapy assistants and aides.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists are required. Basic Life Support certification is also required; a driver's license and vehicle are required for the position.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Performance
- Client Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Rehabilitation
- Treatment Planning
- Self-Management Education
- Case Management
- Referral and Transition Support
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Client and Family Engagement
- Quality Improvement
- Peer Mentoring
- Clinical Supervision
- Basic Life Support
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Keywords
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Performance
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Triage
- Screening
- Consultation
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Rehabilitation
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Self-Management
- Case Management
- Referral
- Transition Support
- Interprofessional Teams
- Quality Improvement
- Peer Mentoring
- Student Supervision
- Clinical Supervision
- Therapy Assistants
- Therapy Aides
- Basic Life Support
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- Driver's License
