Occupational Therapist, Eating Disorder Program - Guelph, Canada - Homewood Health

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    Description

    Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

    As an Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here

    Hours of work: Full-time, 35 hours/week. Some evening and weekend work required.

    What you'll be doing:

  • Conduct specialized functional and cognitive activities of daily living assessments
  • Plan, develop and coordinate patient care using rehabilitation strategies
  • Carry out case management responsibilities particular to community reintegration, including access to community services
  • Provide individual treatment to facilitate successful reintegration into the community, including return to school and/or work planning
  • Provide DBT or CBT group therapy
  • Facilitate motivational enhancement in both individual and group sessions
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation and reports
  • Contribute to program rounds and the DBT consult group
  • Contribute to program development and program evaluation
  • Preceptor ship for student placements is required
  • What we're looking for:

  • Graduate of a recognized Occupational Therapy Program
  • Member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, required
  • Experience working with persons with diagnosis of eating disorders, depression, and/or anxiety
  • Experience in facilitating therapeutic groups (DBT or CBT)
  • Demonstrated leadership and communication skills in interdisciplinary teams
  • Knowledge of community vocational resources and return-to-work/school strategies
  • Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
  • Skill and competencies to quickly establish supportive, trusting relationships with the target population
  • Ability to develop new program components and evaluate programs to modify existing services in collaboration with team partners
  • Knowledge of current Occupational Therapy practice models and current skills with standardized and non- standardized assessment tools (COPM, AMPS, kitchen assessments) related to the determination of occupational issues and functional performance
  • As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

    Why work with us

    Homewood Health is Canada's largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference

    As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

    Join us at Homewood Health and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.