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About the Role
Delivering occupational therapy in a clinical setting puts your expertise at the forefront of patient care during critical moments of functional transition. As an Occupational Therapist, Adult at Mount Sinai Hospital, you'll bring specialized functional expertise to one dedicated care area, developing a strong understanding of the unique needs of that population over time. You’ll address multifaceted patient presentations, applying targeted cognitive, physical, and environmental adaptations to drive functional recovery. Daily engagement with multidisciplinary colleagues and same-discipline peers creates a collaborative ecosystem where complex cases are solved together. This environment gives you the ideal balance of unit-level specialization, professional development, and broad clinical impact. Occupational Therapy in Adult Care means working with patients navigating sudden, significant change to their function, often within days of an injury, illness or surgery. The pace of an acute setting sharpens your ability to complete timely cognitive and functional assessments while translating them into practical recommendations that shape a patient's discharge plan. This early-stage work strengthens your clinical judgment in ways that carry through the rest of your career.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan and provide therapeutic intervention for an assigned patient caseload according to Occupational Therapy scope of practice
- Develop appropriate documentation of Occupational Therapy activities
- Record workload measurement
- Participate in inter-professional clinics and rounds
- Facilitate therapy groups
- Develop and evaluate programs
- Participate in teaching activities for Occupational Therapy students, including provision of clinical placements, laboratory teaching, and classroom teaching
- Participate in teaching students from other disciplines
- Participate in development of student programs
- Provide in-service education as appropriate to colleagues
- Participate in research activities as appropriate within the Department of Rehabilitation in collaboration with other departments/professions
- Create custom pressure relief cushions and custom thermoplastic splinting
- Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required
Requirements
- Currently registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Experience with administering cognitive assessments (MOCA, MMSE)
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent occupational therapy clinical skills with a broad variety of diagnostic groups
- Demonstrated excellent skills in collaboration with inter-professional team
- Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance record
- Creative, problem-solving mindset
- Solution focused thinking
- Resourceful approach
- Ability to adapt and reprioritize
- Confident, structured clinical judgment
- Quick, well-supported decision-making
Location
- Mount Sinai Hospital
Work Type
- Temporary contract
- Full Time
- 33.75 hours per week
Experience Level
- Adult Care
Education Level
- Occupational Therapy scope of practice
About the Company
- The Rehabilitation Services department at Mount Sinai Hospital is an interprofessional team dedicated to optimizing functional mobility and supporting safe care transitions across acute inpatient populations.
- We help to restore and improve physical and mental abilities after surgery, medical treatment or over the course of an illness.
- Operating within a University of Toronto affiliated teaching hospital, our team combines evidence-informed practice with dedicated discipline mentorship.
- Our work spans a range of clinical areas across the hospital, including the Emergency Department.