Your Opportunity:

Addiction & Mental Health's Children, Youth & Families portfolio provides a robust continuum of addiction and mental health services for youth aged 3 - 18 years old, as well as for their families. Services are delivered in four hospitals, community clinics, and a variety of other community-based locations in the Edmonton Zone. Our portfolio is dynamic, extensive, innovative and committed to collaborative service delivery within AHS and with our stakeholders such as Children & Family Services, Family Supports for Children with Disabilities (FSCD), Edmonton Police Service, schools, CASA and other ministerial partners within the Government of Alberta. We are looking for Occupational Therapists that have an interest in providing casual coverage in any of these services, and we are hoping to expand existing coverage into the evenings and weekends to meet our client/patient and family needs. If you have an interest in psychosocial and/ or family assessment, we have a variety of services that need your skill! If you have an interest in working with younger children with learning and developmental challenges, we have a program just for you! And if you have an interest in working with children, youth or families in any inpatient, addiction, or mental health setting we can guarantee we have a place to match your skill and interest! Come join our team and experience the satisfaction of being a part of the healing journey of our children, youth and families. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.