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About the Role

To provide quality occupational therapy services to patients/clients while pursuing continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

Assess and treat patients based on regulatory requirements.
Provide education, training, and counseling to patients, families/caregivers, and interprofessional team members.
Participate in discharge planning, liaising with community partners/stakeholders, as appropriate.
Participate in interprofessional rounds.
Complete timely and thorough clinical documentation.
Complete clinical workload.
Provide supervision to rehabilitation assistants in the delivery of occupational therapy services.
Provide occupational therapy coverage throughout the Centre on an as-needed basis, as appropriate.
Provide on-call services for weekend supervision of rehabilitation assistants on a rotational basis.
Pursue continuous professional development, which includes active participation in O.T. Professional Standards & Issues Committee, attendance in relevant in-service educational programs.
Participate in service planning and development of advances in practice, as appropriate.
Participate in team and/or Centre-wide committees, as appropriate.
Participate as required in revenue generating services of the Centre.
Participate in clinical evaluation of equipment, clinical protocols, as appropriate.
Participate in student education (e.g. student preceptorship, labs, tutorials).
Be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors.
Compliance with the safety standards of the hospital and applicable legislation.
Identification and prevention of safety issues and problems.
Taking corrective action, where possible.
Attendance at safety meetings/training/updates in accordance with the Centre’s standards.
Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the centre’s core values and helps patients get their life back.

Requirements

Must be able to achieve 80% in the Functional Independent Measure (FIM) certification exam within the probationary period and on recertification exams if applying to work on any of the following rehabilitation units: 3EA (Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation), 3EB (Amputee Rehabilitation), 3EC (Neurological Rehabilitation), 2EB (TB Rehabilitation) and 2WF (Respiratory Rehabilitation).
Evidence of satisfactory attendance and punctuality.
Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.
Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

Skills

Strong interpersonal, communication (both written and verbal) and organizational skills.
Ability to be self-directed and effectively problem-solve.
Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff and within an interprofessional team.
Ability to work flexible hours.
Ability to demonstrate a customer service philosophy.
Ability to function in a consult model, as appropriate.

Location

West Park Healthcare Center

Work Type

Permanent Full-Time

Experience Level

1-2 years experience

Education Level

MSc (Occupational Therapy) or equivalent
Registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario

Salary/Compensations

CAD 42.51 - CAD 59.29 - hourly

Benefits

Competitive offer packages
Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Close access to Transit
A flexible work environment
Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

About the Company

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital.
With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
www.uhn.ca

Equal Opportunity

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.
Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.
Applicants need to make their requirements known.