The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join the Rehabilitation Team in Yellowknife on a 1-year term.
If you're looking for meaningful work where your impact is visible every day, this is an opportunity to provide services across the lifespan while enjoying a northern lifestyle where your commute is measured in minutes and world-class outdoor adventure is never far from your doorstep. This role includes a significant pediatric focus through the Child Development Team while also providing services to adults across a variety of settings.
About the Role
Reporting to the Territorial Manager, Occupational Therapy, you'll provide assessment, treatment, education, and referral services to help clients achieve and maintain maximum independence and quality of life. Working independently and as part of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team, you'll support individuals experiencing developmental, physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges in hospital, clinic, school, home, and community settings. Outreach travel to smaller communities is also part of the role.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide assessment, treatment, and intervention services for children and adults across a variety of care settings
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans that support independence, participation, and daily functioning
- Prescribe, fabricate, or adapt orthoses and assistive devices and recommend environmental modifications
- Educate and collaborate with clients, families, caregivers, educators, and healthcare providers
- Deliver outreach services to smaller communities and support continuity of care through travel clinics and virtual services
- Promote culturally safe, trauma-informed, and client-centred care while contributing to program development and quality improvement initiatives
Qualifications Required
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
- A Master's degree in Occupational Therapy
- Experience providing assessment and treatment services across the lifespan
- Strong clinical reasoning, communication, and independent caseload management skills
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
Additional Requirements
- Provisional professional licensure in any Canadian province and full licensure within six months of hire
- Practicing membership with the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT)
- Proof of immunization in keeping with current public health practices
- Successful completion of required certifications and a criminal records check
Learn More
The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance. To learn more about living and working in the Northwest Territories, visit:
- GNWT Careers Benefits
- NWT Tourism
