Your Opportunity:
Endless Skies, Wide-open Spaces, and Big Fun. Lethbridge is a vibrant community of 105,000 with a thriving agri-food scene, amazing local attractions and 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are just a day trip away. Lethbridge is your hub for fun in Southern Alberta. This Occupational Therapist I position is a part of the dynamic Audiology and Children’s Allied Health program. Based out of the Lethbridge office, our multidisciplinary team consists of Occupational Therapy, Audiology, Case Management, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Therapy Assistants. Our pediatric program follows the AHS Rehabilitation Model of Care with a primary focus on birth to 6 years of age, with limited services for those aged 6 through 18. New Graduates are well supported by our multidisciplinary team and are welcome to apply for this position. Start date to be determined.
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.

• Acute Care Alberta:
• Primary Care Alberta: N
• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Occupational Therapist I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Audiology and Children’s Allied Health
• Primary Location: Melcor Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable

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