Occupational Therapist II

Your Opportunity:

Your Next Great Opportunity Starts in Barrhead. Lead, inspire, and thrive in rural Alberta. Barrhead Continuing Care is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to work to your full scope of practice, build meaningful relationships with residents and families, collaborate within a supportive healthcare team, and make a lasting impact on the lives of those in Continuing Care. Located just 120 km northwest of Edmonton, Barrhead offers the perfect balance of professional fulfillment and small-town living. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will provide leadership and coordination of occupational therapy services while supporting high-quality resident care across continuing care, long-term care, and home care programs. This role offers the autonomy to practice independently while partnering with a dedicated team to optimize client outcomes, enhance service delivery, and support excellence in care. Barrhead is a vibrant rural community that offers an exceptional quality of life. Enjoy affordable housing, short commute times, local amenities, and a strong sense of connection and belonging. Known for its friendly, welcoming community and balanced lifestyle, Barrhead combines the benefits of rural living with easy access to Edmonton and the services of a major urban centre less than 90 minutes away. If you are looking for a rewarding leadership opportunity where you can make a meaningful difference, build lasting professional relationships, and enjoy the benefits of rural living. Full time HSAA: This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible for the coordination of occupational therapy and other allied health clinical services within a program or service area. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure occupational therapy practice is evidence-based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be providing coordination of the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will be participating in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will be making decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. As assigned, you will carry out the roles of a direct clinical service provider, consultant, educator and/or advocate in your program or service area.

• Transition Company:
Assisted Living Alberta
• Classification:
Occupational Therapist II
• Union:
HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program:
Occupational Therapy, Long Term Care, Home Care
• Primary Location:
Barrhead Continuing Care
• Location Details:
As Per Location
• Multi-Site:
Not Applicable
• FTE:
0.95
• Posting End Date:
23-DEC-2026
• Employee Class:
Regular Part Time
• Date Available:
02-JAN-2027
• Hours per Shift:
7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks:
2
• Shifts per cycle:
9.5
• Shift Pattern:
Days
• Days Off:
As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary:
$44.93
• Maximum Salary:
$59.68
• Vehicle Requirement:
Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

As required.

As required.