Occupational Therapist I

The South Health Campus operational philosophy has been built on four pillars: Collaborative Practice, Wellness, Patient and Family Centered Care, and Innovation. These pillars guide the development and delivery of service to all patients and families at South Health Campus. This Occupational Therapist (OT) I position supports the General Pediatric Clinic at the SHC. Under general supervision from the Allied Health Assistant Manager, the OT is responsible for providing assessment, therapeutic interventions, and collaborate effectively with families and the interdisciplinary team according to professional practice standards. The incumbent will work closely with the physiotherapist and therapy assistant in the outpatient clinics to screen, assess, and treat infants and children with developmental, neurodevelopmental, musculoskeletal, and feeding and swallowing needs. This position requires strong time management, and communication skills, and the ability to be adaptable and flexible to meet a variety of clinical and operational needs. This position requires static positioning while in a crouched position over the infant while observing feeding or providing positioning assistance; repetitive lifting and transferring of patients and or equipment. Supervision of Therapy Assistants and students is required. The caseload for all positions within the Allied Health department may be subject to change based on operational considerations.

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).

Basic Cardiac Life Support- Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Knowledge and experience with developmental, neurodevelopmental, and musculoskeletal conditions in infants and children. Experience with neonatal eating, feeding and swallowing care provision. Proficient computer skills required. Minimum of 2 years working as an Occupational Therapist.

Recent experience, continuing education, or post-graduate training in pediatrics. Minimum 2 years providing feeding support to children