Occupational Therapist, Addiction Medicine Program

Job Description

<p><p>Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.</p>
<p>As an Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!</p>
<p>Hours:  35 per week including one evening (12-8) and approximately one Saturday per month (8-4).<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>What you’ll be doing:</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Conduct specialized functional, cognitive and return to work readiness assessments</li>
<li>Plan, develop and coordinate patient care using Occupational Therapy intervention strategies</li>
<li>Collaborate with Interdisciplinary teams</li>
<li>Provide individual treatment to facilitate successful reintegration into the community, including discharge planning, return to school and/or return to work</li>
<li>Provide discharge recommendations as appropriate to referral sources</li>
<li>Responsible for facilitating groups on topics such as discharge planning, activity re-engagement, return to work preparation and planning, goal setting</li>
<li>Responsible for managing and prioritizing individual caseload</li>
<li>Maintain accurate and timely documentation and reports as per COTO standards and referral expectations</li>
<li>Participate in program rounds and team meetings</li>
<li>Contribute to program development and program evaluation</li>
<li>Opportunity for supervision of student placements<strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Graduate of a recognized Occupational Therapy Program, required</li>
<li>Member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, required</li>
<li>Experience working with persons with diagnoses of PTSD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders and various comorbidities.</li>
<li>Experience in facilitating therapeutic groups (DBT or CBT preferred)</li>
<li>Demonstrated leadership and communication skills in interdisciplinary teams, essential</li>
<li>Experience with supporting individuals in discharge planning, including goal setting, creation of daily structure, returning to work, returning to school, etc.</li>
<li>Awareness and acknowledgment of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience as asset.</li>
<li>Skill and competencies to quickly establish supportive therapeutic rapport</li>
<li>Knowledge of current Occupational Therapy practice models and current skills with standardized and non- standardized assessment tools related to the determination of occupational issues and functional performance</li>
</ul>
<p>As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Homewood Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.</p>
<p><strong>Why work with us</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Homewood Health is Canada’s largest and leading service provider for medically focused, evidence-based treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!</p>
<p>As an equal opportunity employer, Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility, diversity, equity and inclusion. For this reason, we encourage applications from members of equity-seeking groups including women, racialized and indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.</p>
<p>Join us at Homewood Health™ and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier, more productive and fulfilling lives.<strong>                                  </strong></p>
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