Occupational Therapist - Continuing Care

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 Assisted Living Alberta. Edmonton Zone Continuing Care provides services through five main program areas:
Home Living, Supportive Living, Facility Living, Transition Services and Palliative Care.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our Home Living team to provide professional support services in the homes of clients of all ages and stages of life.

This position works within a collaborative multidisciplinary team consisting of various healthcare professionals from the nursing and allied health professions. This team collaborates and conducts home or site visits to deliver client-centered services to individuals with a wide variety of physical, cognitive and mental health conditions, including complex health needs. As an OT in the Westview office, you will be providing case management as well as direct care, utilizing your strong skills in family-centered practice, coaching, assessing, organizing and communication.

The Case Management duties include ongoing assessing and identifying the overall needs of the client, in collaboration with the family and other partners, and developing a care plan based on those needs. The care plan ensures appropriate services are provided, and the appropriate internal and external resources are accessed. Continuing Care OTs work within a Competency Framework that includes personal and professional accountability, systems thinking, creative thinking, communicating and building relationships.

This position will be based out of the Westview office but will provide support to home care's Suburban/ Rural West team, which will include travel to the other home care network offices, as required.

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, and communities. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral member of the healthcare team. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity, and leisure.

You will support clients in achieving optimal 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 stakeholders and supports within the client's physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the healthcare team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care.

You will collaborate with clients and families to determine, implement, and evaluate rehabilitation plans.

You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enhance supports, and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and the professional community and participate in peer mentoring and student supervision. 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
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