Occupational Therapist I

Alberta Health Services; Canada; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking an Occupational Therapist I to provide evidence-informed services focused on occupational performance for individuals, groups, or communities. You will engage clients to enable meaningful self-care, productivity, and leisure while working within a collaborative health care team.

The role emphasizes supervision of students and may involve clinical supervision of Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides, with a recruitment incentive up to $60,000 based on

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-informed OT services focused on occupational performance for individuals, groups, or communities.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to enable meaningful occupations (self-care, productivity, leisure).
• Support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence.
• Provide supervision or mentoring to students and, where applicable, supervise Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Your Opportunity:

You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides. This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

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.

Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta

Classification: Occupational Therapist I

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Occupational Therapy

Primary Location: Bar V Nook Manor

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Multisite

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 31-AUG-2026

Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time

Date Available: 10-SEP-2026

Temporary End Date: 31-DEC-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

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:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.