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Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Description Delivering occupational therapy in a clinical setting puts your expertise at the forefront of patient care during critical moments of functional transition. As an Occupational Therapist, Adult at Mount Sinai Hospital, you'll bring specialized functional expertise to one dedicated care area, developing a strong understanding of in the unique needs of that population over time. You’ll address multifaceted patient presentations, applying targeted cognitive, physical, and environmental adaptations to drive functional recovery. Daily engagement with multidisciplinary colleagues and same-discipline peers creates a collaborative ecosystem where complex cases are solved together. This environment gives you the ideal balance of unit-level specialization, professional development, and broad clinical impact.
Occupational Therapy in Adult Care means working with patients navigating sudden, significant change to their function, often within days of an injury, illness or surgery. The pace of an acute setting sharpens your ability to complete timely cognitive and functional assessments while translating them into practical recommendations that shape a patient's discharge plan. This early-stage work strengthens your clinical judgment in ways that carry through the rest of your career.
Is this you?
A creative, problem-solving mindset guides your approach when clinical needs intersect with social and financial realities. Applying solution focused thinking allows you to navigate layered background factors, from home environment constraints to financial limitations. By pairing clinical observation with practical equipment selection, you design achievable disposition plans for unique patient scenarios.



This resourceful approach resolves multifaceted disposition barriers, ensuring every patient transitions to the next stage of their journey with a secure and achievable care plan.
Priorities can shift frequently in this setting, and your ability to adapt is what keeps care moving. A hospital surge might call you to support a different clinical area, a new time-sensitive referral might land on your list, or a patient you'd planned to see may no longer be medically appropriate for therapy. You reprioritize without losing track of what still needs to get done, helping to keep patient care steady no matter how the day shifts.
Navigating the timelines of adult care relies on your confident, structured clinical judgment. A patient recovering from surgery one day might be managing a new neurological complication the next, requiring you to translate that change into a clear plan for mobility and safety. Your instinct for quick, well-supported decision-making will sharpen with every case, enhancing your clinical confidence.
About this team: The Rehabilitation Services department at Mount Sinai Hospital is an interprofessional team dedicated to optimizing functional mobility and supporting safe care transitions across acute inpatient populations. We help to restore and improve physical and mental abilities after surgery, medical treatment or over the course of an illness. Operating within a University of Toronto affiliated teaching hospital, our team combines evidence-informed practice with dedicated discipline mentorship.



Our work spans a range of clinical areas across the hospital, including the Emergency Department.
In this role you will: Assess, planand provide therapeutic intervention for an assigned patient caseload according to Occupational Therapy scope of practice
Develop appropriate documentation of Occupational Therapy activities
Record workload measurement
Participatein inter-skilled clinics and rounds
Facilitatetherapy groups
Developand evaluate programs
Participate in teaching activities for Occupational Therapy students, including provision of clinical placements, laboratory teaching, and classroom teaching
Participate in teaching students from other disciplines
Participate in development of student programs
Provide in-service education as appropriate to colleagues
Participate in research activities as appropriate within the Department of Rehabilitation in collaboration with other departments/professions
Create custom pressure relief cushions and custom thermoplastic splinting
Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required
Job Requirements: Mandatory Currently registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
Preferred Experience with administering cognitive assessments (MOCA, MMSE)
Skills and Knowledge Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent occupational therapy clinical skills with a broad variety of diagnostic groups
Demonstrated excellent skills in collaboration with inter-professional team
Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance record
This is a Temporary contract for up to 14 months.
Job Type : Temporary Full Time
Hours (subject to change) : 33.75 hours per week
Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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📌 Occupational Therapist, Adult (Ontario)
🏢 Sinai Health
📍 Ontario