Occupational Therapist

Your Opportunity

Assisted Living Alberta is dedicated to Enhancing Care in the Community, helping people be healthy, well and independent in their homes and communities. For more information  . Edmonton Zone Continuing Care provides services through five main program areas:
Home and Community Care, Supportive Living, Facility Living, Transition Services and Palliative Care. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Home and Community Care (HCC) team to provide professional support services in the homes of clients of all ages & stages of life. You will administer assessments & implement interventions in clinical areas such as functional transfers & mobility, home accessibility, pressure & wound management, cognitive screening & assessment, wheelchair & seating assessment, eating/feeding & swallowing assessments, etc.

Restorative & compensatory Interventions may be used to support clients to achieve optimal functional abilities & independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual & physical status. These interventions include, but are not limited to, formulating appropriate equipment recommendations & environmental adaptations to improve home accessibility & safety, as well as assisting clients to access relevant community resources to promote health & independence.

By implementing OT models & theories, such as the Canadian Occupational Therapy Inter-relational Practice Process (COTIPP) framework & the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model, the HCC OT collaborates with clients & families in determining, implementing & evaluating rehabilitation. Additional models & frameworks utilized in HCC include components of behavioral activation, ACT (acceptance & commitment therapy), Motivational Interviewing & integration of education related to Chronic Disease Management.

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.

Transition Company:
Assisted Living Alberta

Classification:
Occupational Therapist I

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program:
Home and Community Care

Primary

Location:

Bonaventure Gates

Location Details:
As Per Location

Multi-Site:
Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 23-SEP-2026

Temporary Employee Class:
Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available:

05-OCT-2026

Temporary End Date: 11-AUG-2028

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 60

Shift Pattern:
Days, Evenings, Weekends

Days Off:
As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $42.51

Maximum Salary: $56.60

Vehicle Requirement:
Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy. New graduates are…