Occupational Therapist

Saint Elizabeth; Welland; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in the Niagara Region is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist. This role offers a hybrid working approach with competitive compensation and the chance to make a meaningful impact on clients' lives. Responsibilities include conducting assessments and implementing personalized treatment programs. Ideal candidates should have a degree in Occupational Therapy and a membership with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. Join a supportive team committed to excellence in patient care.

Benefits

$10,000 Sign On Bonus for full-time positions

$5,000 for part-time positions

Tuition Assistance Programs

Competitive salary and group benefits

Qualifications

• Membership in good standing of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario is required.
• Recent experience in community-based rehabilitation programs is preferred.
• Ability to adapt to new computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and formulate treatment goals.
• Plan and implement client-centered treatment programs.
• Work effectively with interdisciplinary rehabilitation teams.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Reliability

Creativity

Education

Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Make an Impact on People’s Lives; Join SE Health as a Full-Time or Part-Time Occupational Therapist in the Welland Area

Eligible candidates will receive a $10,000 Sign On Bonus for full time and $5,000 for part time!

Independent contractor options available

Start your OT career with confidence — we've got your back!

We're excited to welcome passionate Occupational Therapy graduates to our team. We understand that starting out can be challenging, so we offer a supportive environment, structured mentoring, and even assistance with a car loan to help you get on the road and reach your clients with ease.

If you're looking for a place to grow, learn, and make a real difference — we'd love to hear from you!

Position Summary

SE Health Occupational Therapist are the best of the best. We provide person-centered care, an ability to build rapport and trust with your clients while positively seeing them progress in their home. When you choose to join SE Health, you join a diverse, collaborative, and supportive care team where you’ll apply your skills – and your heart – to provide services to a roster of clients in your community. You’ll apply a client-centered approach to address clients’ physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. You’ll make a difference in their lives, and they’ll make a difference in yours!

Responsibilities

• Conducting assessments
• Formulating goals and recommendations
• Planning and implementing client-centered, goal-directed treatment programs

Why join our team?

• Competitive compensation. Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, on demand pay, car loan support, supportive housing and exclusive perks/discounts available only to SE Health staff
• Develop yourself with SE. We have Tuition Assistance Programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your lifelong learning. And our leadership team will support you to practice to full scope, to integrate the most current evidence into your practice, and to be part of a strong and supportive team that gives you the right mix of team and independence. SE’s orientation and development programs are designed to support both new and seasoned practitioners to excel, and to enable you to provide the very best care in a warm and nurturing way.
• Grow your career.SE Health is a large national inclusive organization with diverse healthcare business lines. You’ll have an opportunity – and will be supported – to do different types of patient-facing therapy roles in different locations if that is what you’re interested in. Or you can pivot to supporting or leadership positions where you use your therapy skills as a foundation to contribute and make an impact in different ways.
• Manage your life.At SE, you’ll have the flexibility to control your schedule to balance your life around child care or elder care, or whatever it is you need to do to have a healthy balance of life and work. You have the freedom to set and adjust your schedule, with your roster of clients.
• Support to be your best.SE Therapists are afforded the time they need to help their patients, to build rapport, to accomplish patient care and recovery goals, and to understand the home and life environments that impact recovery in a way you can’t in most other settings. At SE, you meet your patients where they are, and together you take them to new heights!

Requirements

• A graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy and are a member in good standing of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• Recent experience in managing patients in acute/rehab or community-based rehabilitation programs is preferred
• Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional, able to work effectively and collaboratively with rehab assistants as well as with a high-performance interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
• Sound knowledge of community resources is an asset
• Effective interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• A positive work and attendance record is essential
• Ability to adapt to new computer applications
• This role follows a hybrid work approach where you are able to work remotely and with the clients in their acute/rehab or community-based rehabilitation setting

About SE Health

At SE, we love what we do. Every day, we bring hope and happiness to clients, homes, and communities across Canada. We treat each person with dignity and love, like our own family; we build empathy; and we do the right thing. We are always inspired to make a difference. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we share knowledge, provide the best care, and help each client to realize their most meaningful goals for health and wellbeing. We are an inclusive workplace offering competitive pay, benefits, pension, and work life balance. We’re a great place to work, and we hope you’ll join our team.

In the interest of the health and safety of our patients/clients, employees, and greater good of public health, SE Health requires those that wish to work for this organization to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means a person has received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and it has been 14 days since the last dose.

SE Health is committed to the success of all its employees. If you feel you need accommodations because of illness or disability, please do not hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] at your earliest convenience.

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