Occupational Therapist

St. Joseph’s Home Care; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their therapy services. This role entails assessing and rehabilitating clients with a range of physical conditions, facilitating their recovery and independence. The therapist will work closely with a multidisciplinary team and be responsible for planning and implementing personalized therapy programs. The successful candidate will have prior experience in a community setting and be passionate about providing high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognized university.
• 1-3 years of experience required.
• Previous experience with clients having complex medical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' cognitive and physical strengths and weaknesses.
• Develop treatment plans to enhance client independence.
• Maintain communication with the interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Communication

Team Collaboration

Clinical Assessment

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current BCLS/HCP certification

Job description

Occupational Therapist
St. Mary’s Health @ Home

Number of Openings:	1	Division:	Therapy Services
Full/Part Time/Casual:	Casual	Program:	St. Mary’s Health @ Home
Regular/Temporary:	Regular	Location:	Wellington County
Union:	Non-union	Hours of Work:	Days 8 am-4 pm / 9 am-5 pm * Flexible
Posting Date:	March 27, 2025	Closing Date:	Until Filled
Wages:	Dependent on Experience	French Language Skill Requirement:	N/A
This posting is for a current vacancy.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Occupational Therapist– St. Mary’s Health @Home (OT- SM H@H) assists clients with existing physical conditions through standard scope of practice activities, OT- SM H@H play a crucial role in helping clients achieve maximum functional capabilities, maintain these capabilities, and prevent future injuries. This position involves following customized rehabilitation programs, educating and monitoring clients, and clearly communicating client progress to others.

This role supports Manager – Therapy Services in the efficient and effective operations of program activities, ensuring the safety and health of clients through infection control, ongoing communication, education, and monitoring activities.

Clients are typically individuals discharged from the hospital but require some continuing medical supports. These clients undergo care assessments, are medically stable, may be of any adult age group, and might require mechanical or two-person lifts. Clients typically require assistance for 21 days or 16 weeks, and they may or may not require a formal care plan.


CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical

• Assess patients to determine strengths and weaknesses cognitively, perceptually, physically, and psycho-emotionally.
• Determine clients' ability to function in self-care, productivity, and leisure, considering the influence of the environment.
• Interpret data for discharge planning and develop treatment plans for enhanced functioning and independence.
• Communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team using verbal and written formats.
• Maintain workload statistics and participate in documentation procedures.
• Educate and communicate progress, therapy plans, exercises, and/or mobility aids to clients.
• Work with various mobility equipment, providing person-centered support and promoting goal-oriented progress.
• Facilitate access to community, social, and healthcare services for clients.
• Set up and prepare therapy equipment and may perform delegated tasks within the scope of practice.
• Supervise activities of OTA/PTA and/or students on occasion.
• Facilitate information sessions for clients and/or visitors.
• working with clients with multiple complex medical conditions in an at-homeenvironment

Safety

• Practice proper infection control protocols with clients and equipment.
• Monitor therapy areas, equipment, and mobility devices for defects, reporting safety concerns promptly.
• Perform daily maintenance and cleaning of therapy equipment and treatment areas.
• Actively promote client safety and education about safe practices.
• Participating in organizational program safety programs and protocols (eg. safety checks)
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate knowledge, sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families

Administration

• Collaborate with others in ordering / procurement of required supplies.
• Record treatment activities in client charts, maintaining ongoing communication with interdisciplinary program staff.
• Develop and present reports and metrics as requested.
• Support clients in setting up therapy appointments and/or attending group activities.
• Support referral/intake processes of the program.
• Provide general assistance to program other Clinical Managers and/or Program employees.
• Perform general administrative duties related to the role.
• Participate in committees and program development related to areas of practice.

CORE COMPENTENCIES

• Regularly demonstrates our mission, vision and values:
  1. Support compassionate care, faith and diversity
  2. Deliver quality care, pursue and share knowledge, respect diversity, remain faithful
  3. Commit to working everyday with dignity, respect, service, justice, responsibility and enquiry
• Ability to work collaboratively with others; sharing expertise and drawing on the expertise of others
• Actively promotes a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment
• Proactively contributes to initiatives, supporting and encouraging positive change
• Ability to engage in effective problem solving, possess logic and analytical thinking
• Skilled at thinking about creative solutions to complex problems
• Innovative mindset
• Solid team-based approach to everyday work activities
• Superior communication skills both verbal and written, with an excellent customer service mind set
• Positive and professional, with a “can do” attitude
• Advocacy and negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Willingness to regularly go the extra mile and actively support co-workers
• Willingness to learn and mentor with senior staff members
• Maintaining on-going compliance to corporate policies and procedures, health and safety regulations, and relevant external standards
• Participating fully in both internal and external training requirements
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize work
• Participating fully in corporate quality initiatives
• Maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of all personal health records (including both client and personal), and following all the privacy and confidentiality requirements of any and all electronic medical record systems used (including but not limited to Procura and HPG)

KEY EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognized university and registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, required
• Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy, preferred
• Eligible for membership in OSOT and CAOT, preferred
• Current BCLS/HCP certification, required

• 1-3 years of experience, required
• Gentle Persuasive Approach or equivalent training, preferred
• Previous experience working with clients with multiple complex medical conditions, required
• Experience working in a Home or Community setting, preferred
• Ongoing professional development and learning, required
• Previous experience and proficiency with mobile work tools, devices, and apps, required
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to equity, inclusiveness, and diversity across all our programs, practices, facilities, and team. AI is not used in our recruitment processes for the selection of candidates. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, such as alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms, please inform the hiring manager before your interview. Should you wish to conduct your interview in French, kindly contact our head office to arrange this in advance.