Occupational Therapist I

Opportunity to work with children and teens experiencing acute mental health crisis. The OT plays an integral part of the multidisciplinary team on the Inpatient Adolescent Mental Health Unit SHC 56A and Outpatient Adolescent Mental Health Clinic in creating a fuller understanding of the clinical presentation. OT provides assessment and interventions for these children and youth that will promote re-integration into their homes, schools, and community settings. The OT works collaboratively with the team in developing care-plans and effectively communicating the patients OT related needs with the team. The OT works as part of our OT team for Child & Adolescent Mental Health and received supervision from the OT II.

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).

3 years working in Mental Health acute care or Mental Health community services. Supervised training and experience in OT assessment of children and adolescents within a mental health setting.

Adolescent Mental health experience. Supervised training and experience in OT assessment of children and adolescents within a mental health setting. Experience with Collaborative Problem Solving, Suicide risk assessments and Mental Status Exam, and the Mental Health Act. Group facilitation and development skills. Patient and family-centered care principles.