Acute Care OT Practice Lead | Clinical Mentorship

Humber River Health; Toronto; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodations available

Inclusive, equitable workplace

Job summary

Humber River Health is seeking a Professional Practice Leader, Occupational Therapy, to lead and support Allied Health Services. You will mentor staff, promote professional practice standards and coordinate clinical activities across programs.

Reporting to the Director, Professional Practice & Manager, Allied Health, you will balance clinical caseload with leadership responsibilities, drive quality improvement, and collaborate across teams to advance patient care at the Wilson Site.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical experience in an acute care hospital setting (full time equivalent).
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills and effective problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload to meet varied assignments from both Professional Practice and Allied Health.
• Demonstrated knowledge of quality improvement processes, adult learning principles and change management.
• Recent experience utilizing leadership skills, such as mentoring/precepting others, teaching at the University level, leading projects.
• Experience with Interprofessional Collaborative Practice initiatives, projects or committees.
• Computer skills and knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Responsibilities

• Resource to clinical programs for matters involving discipline specific professional practice.
• Works collaboratively with clinical programs and other discipline leaders to facilitate the integration of professional standards and promote professional practice.
• Functions as a mentor and support for new and current staff to ensure that specialized and high quality clinical expertise is available for patient care.
• Provide a leadership role both within the Allied Health Services department and as an advocate for the Allied Health department goals and objectives.
• Coaching in Occupational Therapy related matters, monitoring and making recommendations regarding clinical practice and supporting the profession’s growth and development.
• Clinical caseload assignment of fifty percent (50%) of the work schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Interprofessional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Masters degree in Occupational Therapy

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Humber River Health is seeking a Professional Practice Leader, Occupational Therapy, to lead and support Allied Health Services. You will mentor staff, promote professional practice standards and coordinate clinical activities across programs.

Reporting to the Director, Professional Practice & Manager, Allied Health, you will balance clinical caseload with leadership responsibilities, drive quality improvement, and collaborate across teams to advance patient care at the Wilson Site.