Occupational Therapist I - Edmonton, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Description

Your Opportunity:

As an Occupational Therapist joining the Adult Inpatient Brain Injury team, you will be one of a group of five passionate specialists focusing on the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of your patients. Occupational Therapist I will work alongside interdisciplinary team members in the achievement of meaningful occupational goals with clients, their families, and other support networks. You will have the opportunity to learn and become proficient with a wide array of evidence-based treatment modalities and rehab technologies to facilitate optimized outcomes. This role also includes collaboration and supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants and Student learners.

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.

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

Professional insurance required (SAOT). Previous experience working with adults with neurological impairment required. Must be able to complete the physical tasks of assisting with patient transfers, mobilizing upper extremities and assisting with mobility required.

Experience with standardized cognitive, physical and perceptual assessments preferred. Experience with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, cognitive rehabilitation, perceptual rehabilitation and vision treatment modalities, equipment, and techniques. Knowledge of and/or experience using electronic medical record platforms are an asset ( Connect Care and Netcare).