Occupational Therapist - Repost

Requisition ID: 411473

Position Number: 20010903

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Community Health Services - Northern Connections

Department / Unit: Health Services on Elgin

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $46.459, $47.850, $49.289, $50.767, $52.287, $53.853

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Position Overview

Under the general direction of the Health Services on Elgin Manager, the incumbent is responsible for the provision of clinical occupational therapy service delivery and community occupational therapy consultation and education. The Community Occupational Therapist provides the majority of his/her Occupational Therapy service and consultation support to the Health Services on Elgin program and the community it serves. Occupational Therapy consultation services are provided to other WRHA community services as appropriate.

Given Health Services on Elgin’s program managed approach and community development approach, the Community Occupational Therapist provides support to program development and quality improvement activities.

As the Health Services on Elgin’s Mission Statement is directed to the community, the Health Services on Elgin Community Occupational Therapist contributes to the establishment and maintenance of numerous relationships with the external environment. These interactions are intersectoral and hence include contacts such as health, housing, social assistance and private business. Intersectoral implies that the incumbent must relate with programs/services/agencies which are not traditionally considered within the "health sector".

As the Health Services on Elgin’s Occupational Therapist is a sole charge occupational therapy position, the incumbent must operate with a high-degree of independence.

Experience

• Minimum of two years recent (within the last five years) experience required.
• Previous experience in community based services, preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Baccalaureate or Clinical Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy or approved equivalent required.
• Successful completion of relevant continuing professional education in designated clinical area preferred (e.g., community health and gerontology).

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Registration is required with the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM) with the incumbent’s name entered in the practicing register or in the provisional register as an examination candidate. Where the incumbent is provisionally registered as an examination candidate, he/she must pass the examination required by COTM during the next available exam offering to maintain employment with the Centre.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines.
• Demonstrated professional judgment and initiative.
• Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, conflict resolution and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Ability to perform both independently and as a team member.
• Knowledge of the physiological and social determinants of health and how it influences and effects care.
• Commitment to non-judgmental care and principles of harm reduction.
• Commitment to cultural awareness and proficiency.
• Ability to organize and complete assignments with a minimum of supervision.
• Willingness to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice in the academic and clinical fields of health care knowledge.
• Computer literacy as appropriate to the setting.

Physical Requirements

• Must demonstrate adequate strength, agility, motor coordination and dexterity for implementation of therapeutic techniques and manipulation of therapeutic activities as necessary.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases, blood and body fluids, toxic materials, noise, allergens, physical and emotional stress.
• May be required to occasionally work extended hours.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.