Home and Community Care Therapist
Home and Community Care Therapist
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Job Description
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) seeking a rewarding career that cares for others in a professional practice that cares for you Youre looking in the right place.
As a Home and Community Care Therapistyou will respond to patient referrals from the Care Coordinators where you will follow Ontario Health atHome procedures to properly administer OT services to patients.
Whether you work in our office in the community or a health care facility you will play a lead role in providing connected accessible patientcentred care and be supported by our collaborative team that includes over 9000 regulated health care and other professionals.
As a valued team member your mission will be to help our patients be healthier at home while you benefit from our supports for professional growth personal wellness andworklife balance.
What will you do
- Responding to patient referrals from the Care Coordinator and follows Home and Community Care Support Services Waterloo Wellington procedures to properly administer Occupational Therapy (OT) services to patients
- Assessing factors influencing the patients ability to function in their environment using a variety of standardized and nonstandardized assessment tools
- Determining patient centered therapy goals and providing treatment program to increase optimal performance independence and safety
- Reassessing patient progress on an ongoing basis adjusting treatment program as needed
- Managing service delivery in conjunction with Care Coordinators patients their family members/caregivers/substitute decisionmakers (SDMs) primary care and other service providers via telephone home visiting office visiting and written correspondence
- Teaching and assigning specific aspects of patient care to a person deemed competent and capable to carry them out and accepts responsibility for these delegated tasks according to standards of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO)
- Discharging patients when appropriate and referring patients to other in house services or outside organizations if necessary
- Participating in program development and quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
What must you have
- In depth knowledge of rehabilitative care services and other community resources.
- Membership in good standing with the appropriate college as an Occupational Therapist.
- Relevant clinical occupational therapy or experience in a community/health care environment e.g. home safety assessments.
- Skills and experience to support an Adult patient population required.
- Skills and experience to support a Pediatric patient population is preferred.
- Comprehensive and uptodate knowledge of occupational therapy tools processes equipment and assistive technology.
- Proven skills in the areas of assessment communication interviewing problem solving interpersonal and leadership within a team based setting.
- Minimum of one year of community therapy experience is preferred.
- ADP authorizer status is preferred.
- The ability to work independently in a highly organized manner is required.
- This position also requires proficiency in the use of a personal computer in a windows networked environment using Word and database software.
- The ability to travel throughout Waterloo Region and Wellington County is required.
- Fluency in French language preferred
- We have a mandatory COVID19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment all employees are required to submit proof of COVID19 vaccination status prior to start date.
This position may be required to provide relief at other Ontario Health atHome locations or teams as needed and may be part of the on call rotation as per the provisions of the ONA collective agreement.
What would give you the edge
- Experience working with diverse patient groups e.g. multicultural homeless palliative acquired brain injury (ABI) mental health geriatrics pediatrics
- Case management experience or recent related community experience
- Ability to speak French or another second language
What do we offer
We know wellness is supported with worklife balance.In an inclusive culture committed to support your passion for continuouslearning growth and innovation we offer:
- Attractive comprehensive compensation packages and benefits
- Valuable development opportunities
- Membership in a world class defined benefit pension plan
Who we are
We are Ontario Health atHome ready to serve every person in Ontario.We partner with patients and caregivers primary care providers hospitals longterm care and retirement homes service providers and Ontario Health Teams to deliver responsive accessible integrated patientcentred care.
If youre interested in driving excellence in care and service delivery and seeking an unparalleled opportunity to lead and learn partner and connect care and be cared for this is your home.
Equity Inclusion Diversity and AntiRacism Commitment
Ontario Health atHome is committed to a culture of equity inclusion diversity and antiracism. We are committed to attracting engaging and developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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