Ville : Guelph

Catégorie : Part-time Hourly

Industrie : *Allied Health Professionals

Employeur : Homewood Health Inc.

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

As an Occupational Therapist, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, inter-disciplinary team focused on delivering seamless services and programs to our clients and customers. If you are looking for a company that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here! 

Hours: Permanent Part time 17.5 hours per week

What you’ll be doing:

• Function as a clinical member of the interdisciplinary team in providing the appropriate treatment approaches to clients within the outpatient program
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to provide both O.T. specific and generic case management roles to access community services, while integrating psychosocial principles and providing a strong client advocacy role
• Provide specialized functional, cognitive and activities of daily living assessments and interventions, with co-ordination of support referrals – CCAC, housing, employment and school resources
• Deliver interventions primarily in the community
• Provide supervision and preceptorship for O.T. student placements
• Deliver CQI reports and program evaluation activities

What we’re looking for:

• Graduate of a recognized Occupational Therapy Program
• Member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario, required
• Experience working with persons in acute psychiatric distress and those living with severe and persistent mental illness is essential
• Experience working in the community and working knowledge of Guelph and South Wellington community resources
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills in interdisciplinary teams is essential
• Ability to work collaboratively with consumers, families, hospitals, acute and emergency units, and community agencies within an integrated recovery-oriented and medical model approach
•  Awareness and acknowledgement of the value of using measurement-based care when supporting patients/clients to help guide clinical decision making; experience an asset
• Knowledge of and experience working within a recovery framework and using psychosocial rehabilitation principles for service delivery
• Knowledge of acute crisis services and crisis intervention skills
• Knowledge of community vocational resources and return-to-work/school strategies preferred
• Knowledge of addictions – substance use frameworks and psychotherapy approaches an asset
• Experience in community development strategies an asset
• Training in BLS required
• Skill and competencies to quickly establish supportive, trusting relationships with the target population
• Ability to develop new program components and evaluate programs to modify existing services in collaboration with team partners
• Knowledge of current O.T. practice models and current skills with standardized and non- standardized assessment tools (COPM, AMPS, and kitchen assessments) related to the determination of occupational issues and functional performance. 
• Treatment experience related to IADL issues, concurrent addictions strategies, motivational interviewing practice, and development of goal attainment strategies.
• Valid Ontario driver’s license, reliable personal vehicle and business class insurance are required
• Transportation of clients within your personal vehicle is required
• Commitment to working within Homewood’s Health & Safety Standards  

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

Why work with us 

Homewood Health is Canada’s 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.