Occupational Therapist I

Viking Health Centre is looking for a compassionate and caring Occupational Therapist. The program is a progressive and expanding service with a commitment to professional development and excellence. The Viking Health centre provides care for outpatients and community patients with injuries through an interdisciplinary approach. Reporting to the Unit Manager, The Occupational Therapist I In this position you will be responsible for home care, outpatient, and acute care services in Viking. You will be a member of a dynamic and collaborative team. With a population over 1,083, the Town of Viking is located approximately 140 km southeast of Edmonton on Highway 14 at the intersection of Highway 36. ''Viking - Home of the Sutters'' is a phrase known to NHL hockey fans throughout North America. Six Sutter brothers played in the NHL during the 1980s all six have been the captain of their respective teams. Town of Viking: Beaver County, Alberta

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).

Valid driver's license and access to reliable vehicle.

Experience in home care an asset. Experience in independent practice in a rural setting an asset.