About the Role
The Carefirst Family Health Team (FHT) is seeking a Full-time permanent Occupational Therapist to join their innovative, interprofessional team dedicated to providing high-quality, integrated, community-based primary care.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the interprofessional primary care team to provide clinical assessments, interventions, and recommendations, maximizing the scope of the OT in a primary care setting.
- Contribute to coordination of care and providing patient-centred care to optimize patients’ functional abilities in activities of daily living, safety, cognition, behavioural support, physical function, and access to assistive devices and other resources.
- Contribute to the continuous development, implementation, and evaluation of Carefirst’s chronic disease prevention and management programs via the Hub and Spoke model with an equity-based population health lens.
- Participate in ongoing program development and quality improvement activities.
- Prepare personalized care plans for individual patients and participate in case conferences to monitor and review patient care plans, treatments, and program evaluation activities.
- Connect patients with appropriate care/support services and provide educational and community resources to clients and their families.
- Maintain accurate records on patient cases, group work/activities, financial reports, and evaluation reports.
- Perform administrative and clinic management tasks such as developing clinical policies and protocols.
- Act as a trainer/mentor to provide in-service orientation, education, and skills training to other team members and students.
- Participate in Agency committees (e.g., Infection Prevention & Control Committee, Ethics Committee).
- Contribute to the development of integrated clinical pathways and other developments in local health systems, working closely with Ontario Health Teams (OHTs).
Requirements
- Master degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent with a minimum of 1 year relevant experience.
- Registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario in good standing.
- Member of Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) and/or Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT) is preferred.
- Experience in psychosocial, cognitive, and physical health assessment and intervention to support occupational performance, with experience working across diverse patient populations in various health care settings is considered an asset.
- Possess ADP authorizer designation and experience with wheelchair and seating assessment/prescription is an asset.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders through a flexible, collaborative, and proactive approach while working independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated proficiency in electronic medical record (EMR) systems and Microsoft Office.
- Demonstrated interest in digital enablement of care such as AI.
- Committed to fostering a healthy and safe workplace through adherence to organizational policies, applicable health and safety legislation, best practices, and mandatory training requirements.
- Valid vulnerable sector police record check completed within one year.
Skills
- Occupational Therapy
- Clinical assessments
- Interventions
- Patient-centred care
- Chronic disease prevention and management
- Program development
- Quality improvement
- Care planning
- Case conferences
- Record keeping
- Electronic medical record (EMR) systems
- Microsoft Office
- Digital enablement of care
- AI
Location
- Scarborough
- Markham
- Richmond Hill
- Markham
- Stouffville
Work Type
- Full Time Permanent
- Community-based
- On-site
Experience Level
- Minimum of 1 year relevant experience
Education Level
- Master degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $75,000 - $85,000
Benefits
- Dental Care
- Extended Health Care
- HOOPP
- Comprehensive Orientation Program
- Training and Education Subsidy
About the Company
- Carefirst FHT is committed to delivering exceptional, comprehensive primary care through a collaborative, team-based model that includes family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, service navigators, dieticians, physiotherapists, medical receptionists and administrative team.
- They have a robust Chronic Disease Prevention and Management program, including a Diabetes Education Program, and are actively involved in many of the Ontario Health Team’s primary care initiatives.
- Their “Hub & Spoke Model” and strong community partnerships ensure coordinated, high-quality, patient‑centred care across the continuum.
- They work closely with Carefirst Seniors & Community Services Association to provide truly integrated services.
- On‑site & Integrated Programs/Services include: Ontario Health atHome, MINT Memory Clinic, Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program, and Specialist Clinics (psychiatry, cardiology, endocrinology, optometry, geriatric medicine, gynecology, chiropody, rheumatology, physiotherapy, and audiology).
- They currently operate four well-established clinics across Scarborough, Markham and Richmond Hill, and continue to expand in Markham and Stouffville to support continued growth and community needs.
Equal Opportunity
- Carefirst is an equal opportunity employer.
- They are also committed to an environment that is barrier free.
- If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please inform us in advance to arrange a reasonable and appropriate accommodation.
