Occupational Therapist I

Primary Care Alberta; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 59,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Primary Care Alberta seeks an Occupational Therapist I to join the Alberta Healthy Living Program, focused on helping adults with chronic health conditions improve health, function, and independence. You will work on a multidisciplinary team, delivering health coaching, education, and self-management support, with options for virtual and in-person care.

The role supports complex care needs, emphasizes fatigue management, sleep hygiene, and activity optimization, and requires flexibility to

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program.
• Registration with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).
• Proven experience collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and delivering group and individual education for adults with chronic health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-informed OT services focused on occupational performance.
• Conduct clinical assessments and develop follow-up OT plans with the care team.
• Deliver group and one-on-one education and support to promote self-management, energy conservation, and activity participation.

Skills

Chronic disease management

Health coaching

Group education

Assessment skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Zoom

Connect Care

Job description

Make a meaningful impact on the lives of Albertans within chronic disease management as a team member of the Alberta Healthy Living Program. The community-based program supports adults living with or at risk of chronic health conditions, focusing on improving health and quality of life through patient-centered care. If you are a compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist experienced in working with adults with chronic health conditions, this role may be for you. Under general supervision from the Care Manager, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide health coaching, supervised group exercise, education, and self-management support to help clients increase physical activity and adopt healthy lifestyle habits. The Occupational Therapist-specific responsibilities include clinical assessment, education and support related to client self-care, productivity, functional mobility, and cognition to promote independence and self-management skills. You will also help develop and deliver group and individualized education and support in areas such as energy conservation, sleep hygiene, pain management, and optimizing participation in daily life activities. Services are provided both virtually and in person at the South Health Campus and community. The position is eligible to work remotely on designated days.

Description:

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.

• Classification: Occupational Therapist I
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Alberta Healthy Living Program
• Primary Location: South Health Campus
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 6
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $42.51
• Maximum Salary: $56.60
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

• Classification: Occupational Therapist I
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Alberta Healthy Living Program
• Primary Location: South Health Campus
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.50
• Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 4 - 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 6
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $42.51
• Maximum Salary: $56.60
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

A minimum of three years’ experience, in the past five years, in both community and clinical settings working with adults with chronic health conditions. Experienced working in collaboration with clients and care team to adapt activities for optimizing health and functional independence. Experienced in performing assessments and developing and implementing follow-up occupational therapy plans in cooperation with multidisciplinary team members. Proficient in delivering group and one-on-one adult education and support that enhance client care, health promotion, and self-management in fatigue management, sleep hygiene, activities of daily living, and pain management. Able to assess range of motion, perform muscle strength testing, evaluate functional mobility, and screen functional cognition and offer interventions to promote client’s self-management if mild cognitive concerns are present. Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, and listening. Candidates must be skilled at building respectful relationships with diverse clients, care providers, and team members, and have experience working with culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. Proficiency with computers, databases, and information systems is necessary. Physical ability to move equipment and lead cardio, strength, balance, and flexibility classes are also required. Must be able to travel between work sites during the day.

Preferred Qualifications:

Completed training and applied experience in chronic disease management, motivational interviewing, and health coaching. Experienced in delivering virtual group education and one-on-one coaching. Experienced in applied exercise science and prescription for adults with various chronic health conditions. Recent experience with Connect Care including documentation and workflows, virtual care using Zoom, and working knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

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