Staff Therapist - Occupational Therapy

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 46,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Misericordia Health Centre in Winnipeg is seeking an Occupational Therapist for a 0.50 FTE, in-person term position. You will plan and provide OT input for residents in Long-Term Care, PRIME participants, and related programs, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include assessment, interventions, follow-up, and service design to meet goals, with emphasis on evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development. Shift is days and weekends.

Qualifications

• Recent clinical experience in geriatrics.
• Community setting experience preferred for PRIME program staff.

Responsibilities

• Plans and provides occupational therapy input for residents in LT Care and PRIME programs.
• Collaborates with clients through assessment, interventions, follow-up and planning.
• Promotes health and quality client care through professional development and research.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical judgment

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Evidence-based practice

Independent work

Patient care knowledge

Adaptability

Computer skills

Education

Entry-to-practice credential in OT

CPR training

Continuing education

Job description

Requisition ID: 409389

Position Number: 20021403

Posting End Date: Open until filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Misericordia Health Centre

Site: Misericordia Health Centre

Department / Unit: Occupational Therapy - MHC

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 09/28/2026 - 03/24/2028

Reason for Term: Maternity Leave

FTE: 0.50

Anticipated Shift: Days;Weekends

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 1950

Salary: $46.459, $47.850, $49.289, $50.767, $52.287, $53.853

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Position Overview

In consultation with the interdisciplinary patient care team, plans and provides Occupational Therapy input for residents in Long-Term Care, participants in the PRIME program, patients in the Acute Care Program, or Out-Patient Programs, including Easy Street and MHC for Lungs.

The Occupational Therapist collaborates with clients through assessment, interventions, follow-up, planning and designing of services to meet occupational performance goals, support healthy lifestyles, prevent illness and disability and promote health. Quality client care is supported through continuing professional development, research, quality improvement and promotion of occupational therapy.

Experience

• Recent and relevant clinical experience in Geriatrics required.
• Recent experience working in a community setting preferred for staff working in the PRIME program.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Entry-to-practice academic credential in Occupational Therapy from an accredited Canadian university program or the approved equivalent if internationally educated as determined by the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM).
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
• Successful completion of relevant continuing professional education in designated clinical area preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Registration is required with the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM) with the incumbent’s name entered in the practicing register or in the provisional register as an examination candidate. Where the incumbent is provisionally registered as an examination candidate, to maintain employment, he/she must pass the examination required by COTM during the next available exam offering to maintain employment with the Centre.
• Membership in the Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists (MSOT) and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) preferred.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and possess a vehicle to conduct home visits (PRIME only).

Qualifications And Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines.
• Demonstrated professional judgment and initiative.
• Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, conflict resolution and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Ability to perform both independently and as a team member.
• Knowledge of the physiological, social, cultural and economic aspects of patient care.
• Ability to organize and complete assignments with a minimum of supervision.
• Willingness to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice in the academic and clinical fields of healthcare knowledge.
• Good computer skills are required.

Physical Requirements

• Must demonstrate adequate strength, agility, motor coordination and dexterity for implementation of therapeutic techniques and manipulation of therapeutic activities as necessary.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases, blood and body fluids, toxic materials, noise, allergens, physical and emotional stress.
• May encounter aggressive and/or agitated clients/visitors/staff.
• May be required to occasionally work extended hours.
• May be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.