Occupational Therapist I

Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Red Deer Seating Team, a specialized service providing comprehensive seating assessment and intervention to community clients with complex wheelchair and seating needs. This position is based out of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and supports clients across multiple communities within the Central Zone. The successful candidate will practice as part of a highly collaborative seating service, working closely with another Occupational Therapist specializing in seating, as well as seating vendors and referring therapists. Each team member contributes discipline‑specific expertise to achieve optimal, client‑centered seating outcomes. This role is well supported by the Allied Health Area Manager and the Occupational Therapy Professional Practice Lead, offering a strong professional practice environment. Key Responsibilities: Conduct specialized assessments for clients with complex wheelchair and seating needs. Develop, recommend, and implement customized seating and mobility solutions. Collaborate closely with another Occupational Therapist specializing in seating to provide comprehensive care. Work collaboratively with seating vendors to trial, configure, and adjust equipment. Consult and communicate effectively with referring therapists and community partners. Provide education and support to clients and caregivers to promote comfort, function, and safety Ensure practice aligns with professional standards, clinical best practices, and funding program requirements (e.g., AADL).

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.