Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
Make a difference in a growing innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in peoplecentered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.
As an Occupational Therapist in our Nova Scotia clinic you will be an integral part of a collaborative team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes get ready to love it here!
What youll be doing:
- Conduct comprehensive assessments according to Occupational Therapy best practice framework and the program model
- Select administer and analyze assessment results through individual and/or group protocols
- Use appropriate standardized and nonstandardized assessment tools which include occupational performance areas of selfcare productivity and leisure
- Incorporate the client domains representative of physical emotional cognitive and spiritual aspects of functioning
- Contribute to interdisciplinary team functioning and understanding of client(s)
- Integrate return to work perspectives into all work with clients
- Deliver evidence based mental health addiction and trauma treatment in individual and group settings
- Provide mental health addiction and trauma clinical assessments case reviews treatment planning therapeutic interventions and discharge planning
- Deliver psychoeducational skillbuilding sessions for clients
- Collaborate with colleagues across services including Homewood Clinics Disability Prevention Services Return to Work Homewood Health Centre Homewood Research Institute and other interdisciplinary team members
- Provide some evening hours to support the recovery management groups
What were looking for:
- Master of Science or Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Experience within Mental Health & Addictions group and individual psychotherapy
- Membership with the College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia is required
- Knowledge of standardized and nonstandardized assessments and concurrent addiction disorders
- 35 years experience treating concurrent psychological and substance use disorders
- Assessment of group dynamic and facilitation skills for group therapy
- Training and experience with CBT CPT DBT wellness education trauma specific treatment modalities psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery model
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and PHIA
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills French language skills would be an asset
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint
- Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurementbased care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making
Why work with us
Homewood Health is Canadas largest and leading service provider for medically focused evidencebased treatment of mental health and addiction disorders. Our organizational culture values service excellence integrity collaboration and innovation. Our people make a difference!
As an equal opportunity employer Homewood Health is committed to employment accessibility diversity equity and inclusion. For this reason we encourage applications from members of equityseeking groups including women racialized and indigenous communities persons with disabilities and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
Join us at Homewood Health and be part of a diverse team helping Canadians live healthier more productive and fulfilling lives.
Employment Type
Full-Time
