Occupational Therapist, Langley Specialized Seniors Team

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.56 - $52.95 / hour
Job Summary

Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. 

 

Our team of 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care. Learn more. 

 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Relief Full Time – Occupational Therapist, Langley Specialized Seniors Clinic to join our team in Langley, B.C. This position is available until May 30, 2025 or Return of Incumbent. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service. 

 

Come work with us! 

 

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including four weeks of vacation to start, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding opportunity to make a difference every single day in health care. 

 

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner. 

 

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Detailed Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Clinical Operations, and as a member of the community-based interdisciplinary care team, the Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy services to older and/or geriatric adults with chronic conditions; provides education to clients, caregivers and staff regarding rehabilitation interventions and advocates for clients with community agencies and funding sources; provides care that is family centered and emphasizes the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health based on the chronic disease management model; participates in quality improvement activities such as providing input into program standards, procedures and protocols to ensure clinical objectives are identified and met; participates in special and/or research projects related to older adult and/or geriatric clients.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from an approved school of Occupational Therapy. Two (2) years' recent, clinical related experience in working with older and/or geriatric clients or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current full registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of BC (COTBC) and eligible for membership in the BC Society of Occupational Therapists and/or Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.

Valid BC Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle for business-related purposes.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of current developments in Occupational Therapy relevant to working with older and/or geriatric adults.
• Demonstrated understanding of the scope of practice of other health care disciplines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement and revise educational programs.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a role model exemplifying evidence-based gerontological practices.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, problem solve, organize and prioritize work in a continually changing environment.
• Ability to teach and facilitate the learning of others.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the interdisciplinary team.
•  Ability to develop and maintain rapport with clients, interdisciplinary team members and other stakeholders.
• Ability to operate related equipment including related software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

 

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

 

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

 

Together, we are the heart of health care.

 

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