Occupational Therapist

Make a difference in a growing innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in peopleâcentered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

We have an immediate rewarding career opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our great team at Ravensview part of Homewood Health the national leader in mental health and addictions treatment in Canada.

Whats in it for you

• Competitive compensation comprehensive benefits and RRSP-matching program
• Free staff parking
• Onsite dining room with gourmet meals
• Onsite training including nationally-recognized CARES Program first aid and the opportunity to develop knowledge of mental health and addictions care in our Ravensview Monthly Grand Rounds Education Series
• Access to professionally-designed fitness facility serene outdoor spaces for walking and running and direct access to John Dean Park

Homewood Ravensview is a private 75-bed mental health trauma and addiction facility offering evidence-based medically-led inpatient services for first responders military veterans executives & professionals adults and young adults. Located in North Saanich on 28 acres of forested hillside Homewood Ravensview offers clients a comfortable and safe environment featuring serene ocean views from spacious rooms welcoming common areas and a world-class team of physicians psychiatrists counsellors and 24-hour nursing professionals.

As an Occupational Therapist you will be an integral part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers.

This is a temporary full-time position.

What youll be doing:

• Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy assessments using a systematic evidence-informed approach to evaluate occupational performance in self-care productivity and leisure.
• Identify client strengths impairments and barriers across physical emotional cognitive social environmental institutional and psychosocial domains.
• Use standardized and non-standardized assessment tools and analyze results through individual and/or group protocols.
• Collaborate with clients families and interdisciplinary teams to develop client-centered individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans.
• Provide individual and group interventions to support functional improvement recovery and participation in meaningful life roles.
• Facilitate return-to-work planning by identifying barriers coordinating with stakeholders and supporting sustainable occupational engagement.
• Contribute to program development continuous quality improvement (CQI) and service evaluation through data collection reporting and outcome measurement.
• Participate in research activities and collaborate with research partners to support evidence-based practice.
• Provide education and knowledge-sharing within the team including supervision and mentorship of occupational therapy students and other learners.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary client-centered team model.
• Maintain professional documentation and adhere to regulatory standards and ethical guidelines.

What were looking for:

• Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Experience within Mental Health & Addictions
• Expertise in Disability Treatment and Management principles practices and processes; including sustainable return to work accommodation and addressing workplace barriers
• Successful completion of the National certification exam
• Professional membership in BC College of Occupational Therapy
• Knowledge of standardized and non-standardized assessments and concurrent addiction disorders
• Assessment of group dynamic and facilitation skills for group therapy
• Service-specific training i.e. return to work coordination wellness education knowledge of issues of childhood trauma and sexual abuse Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery CBT CPR Mental Health Act PHIPA Health Care Consent ACT; knowledge of concurrent addiction disorders for specific addiction assessment tools
• Assessment of group dynamic and facilitation skills for group therapy.
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint).

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients staff and community from COVID-19 and as required by BC Health Authorities subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation Homewood Ravensview requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Homewood Health promotes a fair and competitive compensation model. Pay rates are tailored to reflect differences in operating environments and job requirements. Compensation is influenced by many factors including compensation principles or approach for a role or job function organizational tenure experience qualifications or premium skills external competitiveness internal comparability geography and work performance. Pay range for this position is $63491 - $79364.

Homewood Ravensview acknowledges with respect the WSÁNEÄ people on whose territory it operates and recognizes that their historical relationship with the land continues to this day.

Why work with us

Homewood Health is Canadas largest and leading service provider for medically focused evidence-based 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 equity-seeking 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.

This job posting is for an existing vacant position within the organization.

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