Occupational Therapist II, Lac La Biche, Canada – Immigration Support Possible

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Your Opportunity

The beautiful Lac La Biche can be found approximately 220 km northeast of Edmonton. It features a population of nearly 2600 people with agriculture, forestry, and oil and gas as the dominant industries of the area. There are trails ideal for walking, biking, and cross-country skiing. It is home to a wide range of wildlife as well, from deer and moose to bears and snowshoe hares.

If you enjoy a short drive to work and the support you can get from a small community, this may be the opportunity for you. If you are also looking for the opportunity to work to your full scope of practice and utilize a broader spectrum of knowledge, skills, and abilities, this could be the career you are looking for.

As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be working both independently and in close collaboration as part of a dynamic, inter-professional team including other allied health professionals, responsible for providing client-centered care to adult patients. You will assess individual needs based on abilities, interactions, and participation while planning, implementing, and evaluating safe quality programs aimed at enhancing optimal patient function. You will collaborate and develop effective partnerships with other providers with a focus on prevention, protection, treatment, and promotion for adults across the continuum of services.

The successful candidate will have a broad skill set to meet a variety of patient needs and will share the responsibility for supervising level I therapists (e.g. OT I), mentoring therapy students and/or assistants. Relocation assistance is negotiable.

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.

You will be responsible for working both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will make 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, 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 participate in program development and operational planning and represent the department on committees or programs. You will make 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.

Job Details

• Classification: Occupational Therapist II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Occupational Therapy
• Primary Location: Lac La Biche HC W.J.Cadzow Bld
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program or bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and related experience.
• Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Additional Required Qualifications

• As required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous community experience preferred.
• Rural experience an asset.
• AADL Authorization an asset.

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