Description
OPSEU
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Status: Regular Part Time
Department: ARC Hand Therapy Clinic
Program: Healthy Aging
8 Hour Shifts, Days and Evenings Schedule (Subject to Change)
Location: Lakeridge Health Whitby
Wage Schedule: $40.360 - $56.300 per hour
Posting Reference: 2500002045
Duties And Responsibilities
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team, the Occupational Therapist is responsible for patient assessment and the development of treatment plans, with an emphasis on optimizing return to function.
- Includes client assessment and treatment in the Hand Therapy Clinic and in the Fracture Clinic.
- Must be able to travel between sites.
- This position may include weekends.
Qualifications
- Registration (in good standing) with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Hand Therapy clinical setting.
- Demonstrated skill in fabricating static and dynamic splints.
- Demonstrated skill in working collaboratively in a fast-paced/immediate care plastic or fracture clinic environment.
- Ability to manage a high client caseload in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational, problem-solving, prioritization, and case management skills.
- Excellent assessment, communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well independently and to exercise sound judgment.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the position and experience in evidence-based approach to service delivery.
- Demonstrates a commitment to customer service.
- Demonstrated commitment to core values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork, and Joy.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices.
Conditions Of Employment
- The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Hospital and OPSEU Local 348.
- Successful External applicants must provide a satisfactory Criminal Investigation Reference for the vulnerable sector, dated within the past six (6) months.
- Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- At Lakeridge Health we value inclusion and diversity.
- Lakeridge Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all team members and patients.
- New Lakeridge Health team members will be required to complete a Pre-employment Health Assessment as a condition of employment.