Occupational Therapist Degree

Position #: 179979

Expected Start Date: April 14, 2025

Union: HSAS

Facility: Swift Current Community Services

City/Town: Swift Current

Department: Community Response Teams

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree $38.247 to $46.770

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the program area manager, as applicable, the Occupational Therapist Degree is responsible for providing direct specialized care from a recovery service perspective that is inclusionary and flexible for individuals with moderate to severe and persistent mental illness, addiction and concurrent disorders.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Clinical Experience in mental health setting

Education

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Competencies

• Intermediate - Problem solving skills
• Advanced - Written Communication Skills
• Intermediate - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Verbal communication skills
• Advanced - Excellent assessment, diagnostic and intervention skills
• Intermediate - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Counseling skills
• Basic - Crisis management skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
• Ability to prioritize work
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Ability to deal with life threatening situations including suicide
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to competently use computers and software applications
• Knowledge in recovery philosophy

Other Information

• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Registered/eligible with Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy (CAOT)
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Society of Occupational Therapists
• For more information on the city of Swift Current please visit http://www.swiftcurrent.ca/