POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
DEPARTMENT: ALLIED HEALTH
UNION AFFILIATION: OPSEU – HPD
STATUS: FULL-TIME
WAGE RATE: $40.36 – $56.30
Reporting to the Manager, Allied Health and Interprofessional Practice, the Occupational Therapist facilitates the care and rehabilitation of patients with cognitive, emotional and physical impairments by assessing and administering evidence-based Occupational Therapy to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes.
Qualifications / Skills / Abilities:
Required
- Successful completion of a University Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Current member of Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists and/or Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- Excellent professional judgment, conflict resolution and interpersonal communication skills with patients, families, team members, students and community partners.
- Competence in the practice of evidence-based occupational therapy and inter-professional care, with experience in the application of practice models and outcome measures.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional able to work effectively and collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team as well as families and community partners
- Available for a 7-day rotation and site rotation
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Recent related experience in a clinical setting
- Adherence to Brightshores ‘CARE’ Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and ‘LEAD’ Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes