Make a meaningful impact on the lives of Albertans within chronic disease management as a team member of the Alberta Healthy Living Program. The community-based program supports adults living with or at risk of chronic health conditions, focusing on improving health and quality of life through patient-centered care. If you are a compassionate and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist experienced in working with adults with chronic health conditions, this role may be for you. Under general supervision from the Care Manager, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide health coaching, supervised group exercise, education, and self-management support to help clients increase physical activity and adopt healthy lifestyle habits. The Occupational Therapist-specific responsibilities include clinical assessment, education and support related to client self-care, productivity, functional mobility, and cognition to promote independence and self-management skills. You will also help develop and deliver group and individualized education and support in areas such as energy conservation, sleep hygiene, pain management, and optimizing participation in daily life activities. Services are provided both virtually and in person at the South Health Campus and community. The position is eligible to work remotely on designated days.

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: Occupational Therapist I
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Alberta Healthy Living Program
- Primary Location: South Health Campus
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.50
- Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 6
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $42.51
- Maximum Salary: $56.60
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

- Classification: Occupational Therapist I
- Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Alberta Healthy Living Program
- Primary Location: South Health Campus
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.50
- Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 4 - 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 6
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $42.51
- Maximum Salary: $56.60
- 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).

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📌 Occupational Therapist I (Canada)
🏢 Primary Care Alberta
📍 Canada