Occupational Therapist - Mississauga, Canada - Trillium Health Partners

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    Job Description

    Position: Occupational Therapist

    Department: 1J Orthopaedics

    Posting ID: 2024-

    Role Level: Allied Health (AH10.4-$34.61-$47.98)

    Status: Permanent Casual

    Site: Mississauga Hospital

    Hours of Work/Shift: Weekdays, Weekends, Holidays - Day & Evening hours

    Posted: 25/04/2024

    Internal Deadline: 02/05/2024

    Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

    Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

    Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

    Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

    Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

    Key Qualifications

  • Registered to practice with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
  • Candidate will have relevant experience in assessing and treating the post-acute neurological patients, with a focus on Stroke, Neurosurgery, spine and Orthopaedic care in an in-patient setting
  • Demonstrates the ability to work on a dynamic, interprofessional team including families and community partners, using effective communication skills
  • Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and is able to be self-directed in a fast-paced, flexible working environment
  • Previous experience and ability to work effectively and collaboratively with Occupational Therapist Assistants
  • A second language is considered an asset, as is seating expertise, NDT training and other neurologically focused education
  • Current ADP Authorizer preferred
  • Position Summary:

  • As a dependable clinician in providing Occupational Therapy services is able to assume new caseloads comfortably and competently
  • As an active member of an interdisciplinary team is responsible for providing Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment to patients
  • Provides Occupational Therapy services in keeping with the College guidelines and Essential Competencies, for clients with deficits in areas of occupational performance
  • Participates in Professional Practice meetings as required
  • Supervises support personnel, students and volunteers as appropriate
  • Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation, thereby contributing to the overall vision/mandate of Trillium Health Centre and Occupational Therapy Services