Original job description
Your Opportunity:
The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) is one of Canada’s leading academic health sciences centers, renowned for excellence in patient care, research, innovation, and education. As a major referral center for Alberta, Western Canada, and the North, the UAH provides highly specialized care to more than 700,000 patients annually. We are seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated Emergency Department team. This is a unique opportunity to practice in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment where your clinical expertise directly influences patient care. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, you will assess and treat Emergency Inpatients with a wide range of acute presentations, supporting safe discharge planning, improving functional outcomes, reducing avoidable admissions, and enhancing patient flow throughout the Emergency Department. This role is ideally suited to a clinician who thrives on variety, values teamwork, and enjoys the challenge of making meaningful clinical decisions in real time. At UAH, we are committed to supporting professional growth and clinical excellence. Our site offers ongoing learning opportunities through regular practice-led educational sessions, quality improvement initiatives, and mentorship from a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals. Located in the heart of Edmonton, adjacent to the University of Alberta campus and close to Old Strathcona and the scenic river valley, UAH provides an exceptional work environment with convenient access to amenities such as the Pulse Fitness Center, Public transit access, and other ReVitalize wellness programs. If you are looking for a rewarding career where innovation, collaboration, and patient-centred care come together, we invite you to bring your skills and passion to the University of Alberta Hospital Emergency Department.
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: Emergency Department Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 20-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 30-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 03-DEC-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday 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:
Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Preferred Qualifications:
As required.
