Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Unit 35 is a unique opportunity to apply Occupational Therapy skills on a neurology/stroke and physical rehabilitation unit. Working as part of a team that includes all Allied Health disciplines and Nursing, the OT on Unit 35 plays a key role in helping patients achieve their goals of regaining previous functioning and helps return patients to their homes and families.
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: Unit 35 Rehabilitation - Allied Health Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 25-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday 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:
As required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with neurology and stroke preferred. Experience working in rehabilitation preferred.
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Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to support patients in regaining functional abilities and independence, including assessment, goal setting, treatment, education, and transition support. Collaborate with patients, families, healthcare teams, and other stakeholders, and contribute to quality improvement, peer mentoring, and student or therapy assistant 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. Neurology, stroke, and rehabilitation experience are preferred.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Occupational Performance
- Patient Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Treatment Planning
- Patient Education
- Self-Management Support
- Case Management
- Care Coordination
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Supervision
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Keywords
- Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapist
- Neurology
- Stroke
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Allied Health
- Occupational Performance
- Self-Care
- Productivity
- Leisure
- Functional Independence
- Cognitive Function
- Affective Function
- Spiritual Well-Being
- Triage
- Screening
- Consultation
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Self-Management
- Patient Education
- Case Management
- Referral
- Transition Support
- Interprofessional Teams
- Quality Improvement
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
