Occupational Therapist I (Alberta)

Occupational Therapist I (Alberta)

03 Aug
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Alberta Health Services
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Alberta

03 Aug

Alberta Health Services

Alberta

Your Opportunity:
This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $13,000 over 12 months. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students.



You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.

Description
As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation.



You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their qualified community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.

Classification
Classification: Occupational Therapist I

Union
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program
Unit and Program: Allied Health

Primary Location
Primary Location: Wainwright Health Centre

Location Details
Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site
Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE
FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date
Posting End Date: 07-AUG-2026

Temporary Employee Class
Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available
Date Available: 24-AUG-2026

Temporary End Date
Temporary End Date: 26-FEB-2027

Hours per Shift
Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks
Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle
Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern
Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off
Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary
Minimum Salary: $42.51

Maximum Salary
Maximum Salary: $56.60

Vehicle Requirement
Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications
Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program.
Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Additional Required Qualifications
BLS is required.

Preferred Qualifications
As required.

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📌 Occupational Therapist I (Alberta)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Alberta

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