Occupational Therapist - Full time
05/31/2024-05/30/2025
IT IS AN HONOR TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, AND WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.
Bayshore Medical Personnel is actively searching for highly motivated full-time Occupational Therapists with one (1) year of experience to join our team in Ottawa, Ontario.
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist who is looking for a Monday - Friday career opportunity with day shifts only (no nights, no weekends), and who is ready for an exciting challenge working with an extremely unique and rewarding patient population!
Occupational therapists work with ill and/or injured military personnel to reduce/eliminate barriers impacting participation in valued roles and routines. Valued roles and routines are what military personnel want to do and are expected to do and can be considered ‘occupation’. The occupational therapist’s role is twofold:
- Direct one-to-one or group time to assess and treat military personnel with varying levels of injury or illness, and
- Consult/advise regionally with medical authorities on the area of occupational therapy practice and, if necessary, provide oversight of regional or local occupational therapy services.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assess and manage physical, cognitive, conative, and affective components related to occupation and occupational participation such as:
- agility, ability to maintain physical stamina, endurance, range of motion, postural tolerance, transfers, balance, body mechanics, sensation, gross and fine manual dexterity, strength, gait, prehension;
- motor coordination, visual acuity, depth perception, form perception abilities;
- accommodation, general learning ability, numerical aptitude, concentration skills, frustration tolerance, self-confidence, ability to follow instructions, communication skills, decision-making skills;
- functional capacities, work simulations, home modification assessments, wheelchair skills, ergonomic assessment, driving abilities and skills; and
- self-care, productivity, and leisure.
- Use evidence-based, objective and validated outcome-measures, disability questionnaires and performance indicators specific to rehabilitation;
- Create and implement targeted intervention plans relevant to the person, occupation, and environment;
- Develop specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely goals to achieve targeted outcomes consistent with patients values . Empower patients to be active team members in their intervention plan;
- Consult, advocate, educate, and engage the patient through occupations to implement the intervention plan;
- Analyze tasks and activities relevant to occupational participation issues from a holistic perspective including physical, mental, sociocultural and spiritual components
- Perform occupation and occupational participation advocacy, promotion, and prevention with patients and other members of the inter-professional team such as client supervisors, support units, healthcare providers, etc.;
- Perform health promotion activities, such as annual stress management briefings, ergonomic assessments and recommendations etc., in support of base military units;
- Formulate and document possible recommendations based on the patients specific needs in patient health records;
- Provide occupational therapy services in the garrison clinic, at the member’s workplace, within the community or member’s home, via secured tele- communications or at regional assets (e.g., Centres of Excellence, rehabilitation centres);
- Establish and maintain referral networks and relationships with regional rehabilitation facilities and subject matter experts, such as hand therapists, prosthetists, orthotists, etc., in order to meet the rehabilitation needs of CAF patients when accessing off-site care and maintain continuity of care between providers;
- Promote the value of occupational therapy services to both clients and the inter- professional team by communicating during case reviews, team meetings, informal communications etc.;
- Operate, monitor, and maintain equipment (e.g. function capacity evaluation tool, wheelchairs, etc.) and supplies (e.g. orthotics, foam and cushions, etc.) required for occupational therapy services;
- Review and write reports regarding spectrum of care exceptions;
- Other associated tasks relevant to this occupational group.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
All Occupational Therapists must, as a minimum possess:
- a License in good standing order with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- a Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as CPR / AED Level C. Annual recertification is required.
The Occupational Therapist must possess a minimum of one year experience working as an Occupational Therapist with various orthopedic, musculoskeletal, neurological, pre and postsurgical adult populations including complex injuries such as poly-trauma, traumatic brain injuries, and amputations; have experience with at least four of the following specific rehabilitation fields:
- Upper extremity injuries including amputation and training in splinting and bracing;
- Assessment and treatment of chronic pain patients using occupation based methods;
- Cognitive and/or mental health rehabilitation;
- Home access assessment and modifications that includes discharge planning, housekeeping/grounds keeping assessment, safe medication and health management;
- Provision of assistive devices/adaptive equipment ;
- Injury prevention and ergonomics;
- Driving rehabilitation and vehicle modification prescription; or
- Vocational rehabilitation, which includes experience in functional capacity assessments, work evaluation, or community re-engagement.
- Current N95 mask fit certificate CSA Standards Z94.4 (within 2 years)
- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) Certification (within 2 years)
- Enjoy a great work/ life balance with daytime hours, Monday to Friday.
- No evening or weekend shifts required.
- Paid on an hourly basis.
- Medical and Dental benefits for positions over 22.5 hours.
- Ask about our $3000 sign on bonus!
We thank and appreciate all applicants; however, the Recruitment Team will only contact candidates who are moved forwards in the recruitment process to discuss the role. We encourage applicants to monitor their junk/spam email folders as the Recruitment Team will contact applicants via email when they are moved forwards in the recruitment process to schedule an interview.
