Occupational Therapist - 1A Surgery

Position: Occupational Therapist - 1A Surgery

File#: 2023-33060

Status: Temporary Part Time (x1)

Role Level: Allied Health (AH10.4) $34.61-47.98

Dept./Healh System: 1A Surgery - Credit Valley Hospital

Posted: May 16, 2023

Internal Deadline: May 23, 2023

• The location of any vacancy/position may be changed or reassigned as per operational needs

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

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1A Surgery offers you the opportunity to provide a safe environment and quality patient care to a varied surgical population; from general surgery, orthopedics, urology, vascular surgery and the specialties of plastic, maxilla-facial surgery, and most recently our specialty of thoracic surgery. With our growing acuity with our surgical population we have added a 6 bed surgical observation unit requiring increased observation post surgery.

1A Surgery has a strong interdisciplinary team to offer our patients and their families quality care. Come and join this great team!

Key Qualifications:

• Member in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited School of Occupational Therapy (Master's degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy.)
• Membership in O.S.O.T. and C.A.O.T. preferred
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and is able to be self-directed in a fast-paced, flexible working environment
• Previous experience and ability to work effectively and collaboratively with Occupational Therapist/Physical Therapist Assistants
• Demonstrates clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Relevant experience in managing acute patients in a variety of programs
• Demonstrates the ability to work on a dynamic, interdisciplinary team, including families and community partners

Position Summary:

• Participates in Professional Practice meetings as required
• Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation, thereby contributing to the overall vision/mandate of Occupational Therapy Services at Trillium Health Partners
• Supervises support personnel, students and volunteers as appropriate
• Provides Occupational Therapy services in keeping with College guidelines and Essential Competencies for clients with deficits in areas of occupational performance
• As a dependable support in providing Occupational Therapy services is able to assume new caseloads comfortably and competently

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.