Original job description
Your Opportunity:
As an Occupational Therapist I in this Inpatient Acute Care role you will be expected to communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to serve your clients. You will be required to complete assessments and interventions as well as to contribute to safe discharge planning for a diverse client population. In this role you will be supported by the Allied Health Area Manager and Occupational Therapy Professional Practice Lead within a strong interdisciplinary team environment. You will provide clinical direction to Therapy Assistants and may, on occasion, be offered the opportunity to provide clinical placements for Occupational Therapy or Therapy Assistant students.
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, and communities. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral member of the healthcare team. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity, and leisure. You will support clients in achieving optimal 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 stakeholders and supports within the client's physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the healthcare team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families to determine, implement, and evaluate rehabilitation plans. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enhance supports, and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and the professional community and participate in peer mentoring and student supervision. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.
Classification: Occupational Therapist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Acute Care Occupational Therapy Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.60 Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 02-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 6 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.51 Maximum Salary: $56.60 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Active registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).
Additional Required Qualifications:
As required.
Preferred Qualifications:
As required.
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Responsibilities
Provide evidence-informed occupational therapy services, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, and rehabilitation, to support clients’ functional abilities and independence. Collaborate with clients, families, and interdisciplinary teams on care and discharge plans, and contribute to quality improvement, supervision, and student mentoring.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program is required, along with active registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists. Additional qualifications are listed as required but are not specified.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Clinical Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Discharge Planning
- Rehabilitation
- Occupational Performance
- Client and Family Engagement
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Case Management
- Patient Education
- Referral and Transition Support
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Supervision
- Student Mentoring
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Keywords
- Occupational Therapy
- Inpatient Acute Care
- Allied Health
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Evidence-Informed Services
- Occupational Performance
- Self-Care
- Productivity
- Leisure
- Triage
- Screening
- Consultation
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Collaborative Goal Setting
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Self-Management
- Patient Education
- Case Management
- Referral
- Transition Support
- Discharge Planning
- Rehabilitation
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Supervision
- Therapy Assistants
- Student Supervision
- Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
- Acute Care
