Occupational Therapist II

Your Opportunity:

Are you seeking a flexible, rewarding opportunity to grow your career in a supportive, team-focused environment? Join Cancer Care Alberta’s Rehabilitation Oncology team at the Grande Prairie Cancer Centre—where you’ll make a real impact while enjoying the benefits of a vibrant, growing community with small-town warmth and big-city amenities. Cancer Care Alberta (CCA) and our Rehabilitation Oncology (RO) department at the Grande Prairie Cancer Centre are currently searching for an Occupational Therapist II (OT) to join our amazing team. You will directly support our valued patients by collaborating closely with Physiotherapists, Speech Language Pathologists and Therapy Assistants to deliver comprehensive care. You will also have the ability to develop services, program and patient education materials. Reporting to the Manager, Supportive Care, the OTII will provide adult outpatient services that include assessing, triaging and screening referrals; managing caseloads as well as developing and implementing tailored rehabilitation plans to help patients adapt to life and functional changes due to cancer treatment. Care needs span lymphedema management, fatigue, cognition, ADLs, sexual health, pain and symptom management and palliative care. Collaboration skills will be key as you coordinate with interdisciplinary professional and community agencies to ensure continuity of care. This is your opportunity to make a real impact on the lives of Albertans. CCA offers competitive rate of pay, extensive benefits and remote retention allowance. There is flexibility around FTE, and shift scheduling (M-F only, no evening or weekend) for the successful candidate. This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible for the coordination of occupational therapy and other allied health clinical services within a program or service area. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure occupational therapy practice is evidence-based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be providing coordination of the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will be participating in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will be making decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. As assigned, you will carry out the roles of a direct clinical service provider, consultant, educator and/or advocate in your program or service area.