Occupational Therapist- D5 Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery- Regular Full time 2025-12759
Occupational Therapist- D5 Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery- Regular Full time 2025-12759
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11-04-2025
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Job Description
Summary of Duties
- Collaborate with patients and family to assess and improve occupational performance
- Facilitate effective patient discharges that optimize patient safety as part of interprofessional team
- Act as an occupational therapy expert resource for staff students and other healthcare providers
- Assess patients with responsive and high risk behaviours develop behavioural care plans as part of an interprofessional team and work with team to wean continuous observation
- Will work weekends on neurovascular unit as part of a team based rotational model assessment and treatment of acute stroke patients
- Assign components of occupational therapy to an occupational therapist assistant/physiotherapist assistant
- Maintain and upgrade knowledge and skills through continuing education and professional development
- Seek opportunities for involvement in practicebased research and engage in knowledge translation through evidencebased practice and implementing best practices
- Participate in professionspecific and interprofessional activities in support of the Sunnybrook Occupational Therapy service and the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto
- In support of Sunnybrooks full affiliation with the University fo Toronto you will participate in teaching occupational therapy students on an ongoing basis as a preceptor for fieldwork placements. Supervision of one or two students placements annually is expected
- Practice in accordance with regulatory body (COTO) standards of practice
Qualifications/Skills
- Registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario required
- Membership in CAOT or OSOT required
- Minimum 1year experience in acute trauma care required
- Strong cognitive assessment experience required
- Hand therapy and splinting experience preferred
- Intensive Care Unit experience an asset
- Discharge planning experience with people who present with complex health issues including neurological and orthopaedic trauma presentation (traumatic brain injury responsive behaviours postoperation delirium cognitive deficits and mental health issues) required
- Experience with personcentred assessment and recommendations related to ADLs and IADLS home safety driving medication regimen and equipment preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage responsive and high risk behaviors and effectively wean continuous observation
- Acute stroke experience an asset
- Superior ability to manage multiple tasks and set priorities in a fastpaced environment
- Strong ability to optimize the patient experience in an interprofessional team environment
- Welldeveloped communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to clinical excellence and use of Best Practices
- Demonstrated ability to creatively problemsolve discharge based on assessment results
- Demonstrated commitment to PersonCentred Care approach and principles
- Ability to demonstrate reflective practice
Employment Type
Full-Time
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