Occupational Therapist I

Your Opportunity:

The Occupational Therapist (OT) in the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (SESD) Program provides specialized assessment, treatment, education, and rehabilitation services to individuals transitioning from hospital to home following a stroke. The SESD program delivers a flexible hybrid model of care, combining in-person and virtual services to support clients throughout their recovery journey. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the successful OT will promote recovery, functional independence, and quality of life through evidence-informed assessment and intervention. Delegation of appropriate treatment interventions to Therapy Assistants and supervision of students is required in this position. The SESD team is based at the Aberhart Centre on the University of Alberta Hospital campus. Centrally located in Edmonton, the site offers easy access to the University of Alberta, the vibrant Old Strathcona district, and the city's scenic river valley. Employees are supported in maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle through amenities such as secure bicycle storage, direct access to Light Rail Transit (LRT), the Pulse Fitness Centre, and wellness initiatives offered through the ReVitalize Staff Wellness Program.

Description:

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.