Edmonton Zone RA, Edmonton, Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Occupational Therapist

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REC00004511

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Aug 21, 2026

Your Opportunity:

Day Hospital is a short-term intensive clinical program that provides assessment, intervention, crisis management, and stabilization for clients 17 and up who are experiencing an acute mental health and/or addiction presentation that require intensive services to prevent a formal inpatient admission. Like an inpatient unit but with no beds, clients attend programming during the day and return home or to their community setting each evening. The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of addiction and mental health disorders with experience providing assessment and treatment for these complex needs. This candidate will be able to multitask and effectively manage multiple priorities and demands.

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, cooperative 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.

- Classification: Occupational Therapist I
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Day Hospital
- Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 28-AUG-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 07-SEP-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 10
- Shifts per cycle: 50
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $42.51
- Maximum Salary: $56.60
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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:

Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention. Minimum of 3 years of relevant addiction and mental health experience, preferably in a community setting. Demonstrated ability to work well in a team and seek consultation when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

Group experience preferred

📌 Occupational Therapist I (Edmonton)
🏢 Recovery Alberta
📍 Edmonton