Occupational Therapist

About This Role

Providing occupational therapy services in a fast-paced, supportive clinical environment is the core of this role at Royal Columbian Hospital. You will collaborate with an interprofessional care team to deliver high-quality, life-saving care to patients, focusing on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and education to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessment of the patient's physical and cognitive status, functional abilities, needs, and goals
• Analyze patient needs, establish occupational therapy diagnosis and prognosis, and develop an evidence-based, outcome-focused intervention strategy
• Implement interventions in accordance with established treatment guidelines and educate patients and caregivers regarding self-management, health promotion, and injury/disability prevention
• Participate in the interprofessional care planning process for patients
• Evaluate and document the effectiveness of interventions
• Participate in maintaining seamless quality patient care by identifying appropriate referrals for occupational therapy services and facilitating referrals to appropriate healthcare/community programs
• Collaborate with patients and their families/caregivers in developing the care plan
• Establish a therapeutic relationship by demonstrating empathy, trust, and respect, advocating for patient rights, and ensuring patient choice and autonomy
• Maintain a variety of records including patient files by gathering information, entering data, and documenting information into approved formats
• Compile statistics on workload activities and summarize information into written reports as requested
• Delegate components of treatment to rehabilitation assistants by providing work direction and instruction
• Act as an occupational therapy resource to other occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, and students
• Provide occupational therapy information and in-services to other members of the healthcare team and attend meetings as a representative of occupational therapy
• Participate in team/program activities required to enhance and optimize the delivery of care and to facilitate evidence-based practice
• Promote quality and safety principles, identify processes/procedures that require improvement, and provide recommendations for review
• Participate in approved occupational therapy and interprofessional research, special projects, and committees
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Current full registration with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC
• Knowledge of occupational therapy theory and practice within a patient and family-centered model of care
• Knowledge of the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia standards of practice and practice guidelines for clinical practitioners
• Knowledge of occupational therapy standardized tests, measures, use of equipment, and related techniques
• Broad knowledge of other healthcare professions and their role in patient care
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, caregivers, rehabilitation assistants, and members of the interprofessional care team, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to teach and provide effective consultation to patients, caregivers, rehabilitation assistants, and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others
• Ability to establish workload priorities and adjust to unexpected events
• Basic knowledge of research process and methodology
• Ability to operate related equipment including relevant software applications
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

Benefits

• Comprehensive, 100% employer-paid benefits
• Generous vacation time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation
• Benefit portability from another HEABC employer
• Immediate pension enrollment with a defined municipal pension plan
• Maternity top-up during maternity leave
• TransLink pass subsidy: 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

About the Company

Fraser Health operates Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) in New Westminster, BC, which delivers high-quality, life-saving care to patients. RCH is centrally positioned in Metro Vancouver, offering easy access to surrounding cities.