Responsibilities
- Provide Occupational Therapy and/or Physiotherapy Services.
- Assume new caseloads comfortably and competently.
- Provide assessment and treatment for patients as an active interdisciplinary team member.
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members including physiotherapists, psychotherapists, and psychologists.
- Deliver OT or PT Therapy services in accordance with College guidelines and Essential Competencies for clients with occupational performance deficits.
- Participate in Professional Practice meetings.
- Supervise support personnel, students, and volunteers.
- Participate in program planning, continuous quality improvement, and evaluation.
Requirements
- Registered to practice with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario or Physiotherapist of Ontario.
- Hand Therapist experience or credential preferred.
- Membership in a profession specific association preferred.
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience treating hand and upper extremity injuries and conditions in an ambulatory care setting (surgical and non-surgical).
- Experienced in upper extremity mobilization techniques.
- Experience and training in splint fabrication is an asset.
- Experience with functional ability evaluation, return to work strategies, work conditioning, and pain management is an asset.
- Experience working with various populations.
- Commitment to exceptional client-centered care and continuous learning.
- Previous experience and ability to work effectively and collaboratively with OTA/PTA.
- Experience as liaison with third-party providers (WSIB, Insurance providers) is an asset.
- Experience conducting work simulation programs is an asset.
- Experience developing treatment plans for psychosocial stressors and rehabilitation planning (including return to work focus) is an asset.
Skills
- Hand Therapist experience or credential
- Upper extremity mobilization techniques
- Splint fabrication
- Functional ability evaluation
- Return to work strategies
- Work conditioning
- Pain management
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills (including report writing)
- Ability to work on a dynamic, inter-disciplinary team
- Ability to work with community partners
- Adaptability to changing operational and patient care needs
- Self-direction in a fast-paced working environment
Location
- Queensway Health Centre
- Mississauga
- West Toronto
- Ontario
- Canada
- Occasional travel between sites
Work Type
- Permanent Part Time
- Monday - Friday days
- Variable start/end times
- Some evening coverage required
Experience Level
- Minimum 2 years relevant experience
Education Level
- Registered to practice with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Registered to practice with the College of Physiotherapist of Ontario
- Hand Therapist credential preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $41.57 - $57.99
Benefits
- Team member in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Opportunities for advancement and skill enhancement in a diverse patient population
- Mentorship opportunities
- Networking opportunities
- Opportunities for growth including program development
- Education allowance opportunities
- Competitive salary
- Two paid float days per year
- Access to Extended Health Benefits or percentage of benefits in lieu
- Annual staff appreciation events
- Annual symposiums
About the Company
- Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals.
- Serves Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities.
- Operates Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital, Queensway Health Centre, Reactivation Care Centre (Church Site), and THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre.
- Guided by values of compassion, excellence, and courage.
- Strategic roadmap: Plan to 2030, focused on health and well-being.
- Insight Health Solutions (IHS) provides third-party health services to various sectors.
- IHS is fully part of THP.
- IHS delivers high quality, expedited assessment, treatment, and diagnostic services.
- IHS is a provider of third-party assessment, rehabilitation, and disability management services (e.g., WSIB, insurer, employer).
- IHS has grown significantly over 25 years to be a leading provider of hospital-based third-party clinical services across Ontario.
Equal Opportunity
- Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer.
- Committed to fostering a healthy, safe, and respectful environment for healing, based on values of compassion, excellence, and courage.
- Fosters a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone.
- Provides accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
- All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
- Identified under the French Language Services Act.
- May use automated tools (AI/algorithm-assisted systems) to support initial application review, with all hiring decisions including meaningful human involvement and final review.
