Original job description
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This position works within two allied health teams to provide occupational therapy services to residents at Dr. Cooke Extended Care Centre & Lloydminster Continuing Care (both Type A Continuing Care Homes). This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.
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.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Occupational Therapist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Allied Health - Occupational Therapy Primary Location: Lloydminster Continuing Care Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Multisite FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 06-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 16-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: 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:
Requires successful applicant to have a valid driver's license and operating vehicle.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to residents, including screening, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment, education, case management, and transition support. Collaborate with clients, families, and interprofessional teams to support functional independence, improve service quality, and mentor or supervise students and therapy support staff.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists are required. Applicants must also have a valid driver's license and access to an operating vehicle.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Performance
- Client Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Rehabilitation
- Treatment Planning
- Client Education
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Quality Improvement
- Student Mentoring
- Clinical Supervision
- Client Advocacy
- Self-Management Support
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Occupational Therapy
- Allied Health
- Continuing Care
- Occupational Performance
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Self-Care
- Productivity
- Leisure
- Functional Independence
- Cognitive Function
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Rehabilitation
- Prevention
- Self-Management
- Case Management
- Referral
- Transition Support
- Interprofessional Teams
- Quality Improvement
- Peer Mentoring
- Clinical Supervision
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- Driver's License
