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    Occupational Therapist I - Lethbridge, Canada - Alberta Health Services

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    Regular Part time
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    Your Opportunity:

    The Lethbridge Child, Youth and Family Addiction and Mental Health Team is looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist I (OT I) to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals whose passion is helping children and youth. Our team is highly collaborative and provide a unique Mental Health Team approach to meet the specific needs of each child and youth we see. The knowledge an OT brings to the Team adds to the expertise of the others to create offerings for children and youth that are much greater than the sum of their parts This team provides a robust learning environment where opportunities for growth in your discipline occur as part of regular case consults, team meetings, and professional development opportunities all within a skilled multidisciplinary team. Reporting directly to the Manager of Child, Youth and Family Addiction and Mental Health Program, the OT I will carry and maintain a caseload providing direct clinical services to child and adolescent clients in the community who are experiencing mental health issues and/or substance use concerns, will provide consults for the other professionals on our team who provide support to children and youth and may also participate in group development and facilitation. A client centered, evidence-based approach with continuous quality improvement approaches will be used to ensure that service delivery is customized to meet the unique needs of the service recipients and stakeholders in an accessible, non-stigmatizing, and developmentally appropriate way. A significant aspect of this role includes efficient and effective use of resources with the ability to make changes for improved service delivery within their scope.

    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.

    Required Qualifications:

    Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program.Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

    Additional Required Qualifications:

    As required.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    As required.


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