Occupational Therapist I

Recovery Alberta; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 78,000; Part time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta is seeking an Occupational Therapist I to join the Inpatient Psychiatry unit at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital. You will deliver evidence-informed OT services across triage, assessment, treatment, and discharge planning, collaborating with an interprofessional team.

You will support clients’ self-care, productivity and leisure goals, engage families, and contribute to quality improvement and education, with shifts days as scheduled.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-informed OT services for individuals, groups, or communities.
• Engage clients to enable meaningful occupations in self-care, productivity and leisure.
• Collaborate within interprofessional teams, participate in quality improvement and supervision of students.
• Include clients and families as integral members of the care team and support transition and referrals.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Recovery Alberta currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

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: Unit 11, Inpatient Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Grande Prairie Regional Hosp
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 06-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 16-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $42.51
• Maximum Salary: $56.60
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Occupational Therapist I
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Unit 11, Inpatient Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Grande Prairie Regional Hosp
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 06-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 16-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $42.51
• Maximum Salary: $56.60
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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:

Connect Care experience is an asset.Experience in inpatient psychiatry or other addictions and mental health is an asset.Working with youth adult or geriatric populations is an asset.

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