Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
03 Oct, 25
Salary
41.12
Posted On
04 Sep, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Leadership, Clinical Services, Multi Site, Ethics, Program Development, Collaboration, Caseload Management, Regulations, Union, Classification, Code, Assessment, Operational Planning, Discharge, Occupational Therapy
Industry
Hospital/Health Care
Your Opportunity:
Working in a rural community builds lasting connections. Colleagues quickly become friends, family, and neighbors. Rural communities offer many advantages, not only for your career, but also for you and your loved ones. From fishing, camping, to horseback riding, there is plenty to see and do. As our new Occupational Therapist II, you’ll be welcomed by a motivated healthcare team ready to support you. With a family-centered approach, you’ll provide education and consultation, guide practice, and contribute to quality and program development. You’ll also have the option to work in a hybrid-remote capacity. Athabasca is a picturesque town with a population of 3,000 residents located 145 kms from Edmonton. If you’re passionate about high-quality rehabilitation, we’d love to have you on our team!
Description:
As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible for the coordination of occupational therapy and other allied health clinical services within a program or service area. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure occupational therapy practice is evidence-based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be providing coordination of the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will be participating in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will be making decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. As assigned, you will carry out the roles of a direct clinical service provider, consultant, educator and/or advocate in your program or service area.
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