About Bethany

For 75 years, Bethany has been improving the lives of Alberta seniors and adults with disabilities by providing housing, health and community services that honour their spirit and individuality.

Why Bethany?

We are looking for individuals who want to feel connected to their community in a person-centered organization. Bethany has consecutively won Top Employer, 15 years in a row for the programs we invest in for our employees.

Bethany offers top-up for maternity leaves, generous vacation and leave time, competitive salaries, benefits and retirement savings programs. We are committed to employee well-being and giving back to our community. We invest in our people because they are the reason for our success.

For more information, check out this video about Working at Bethany

About the Role:

At Bethany, a career as an Occupational Therapist - Long Term Care is both personally and professionally challenging and rewarding. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide compassionate and client-focused quality care to individuals in a beautiful homelike setting. You are focused on the resident experience, not task completion. You assist wherever you are needed – at mealtimes, participating in therapies, or helping your colleagues.

What You Will Do:

With a passion for care towards residents, families and team members, the Occupational Therapist - Long Term Care, is responsible and accountable for the provision of relevant resident assessments and interventions; provision of adaptive equipment to promote independence, and occupational therapy programs to optimize resident physical, cognitive, sensory, emotional and social functions. The Occupational Therapist- Long Term Care, works in close liaison with the Interdisciplinary Team and is accountable to provide leadership and supervision to the Occupational Therapy Assistant/Therapy Assistant (as applicable). The Occupational Therapist - Long Term Care, provides service that is responsive to the holistic needs of the residents and promotes choice while maintaining dignity and facilitating resident independence.

Individual responsibilities will fall under six main areas of focus:

• Resident-Centered Care: Promotes service excellence through active participation with the Interdisciplinary Team to achieve and maintain quality resident centered care within the scope of Occupational Therapy.
• Documentation: Accurate, comprehensive and timely documentation of resident care assessment, interventions and outcomes in alignment with Bethany policies and procedure.
• Safety: Contributes to a safe environment for residents, team and self by understanding and adhering to safety guidelines and practices at all times.
• Pro-Active Learner: Demonstrates the vision and values of Bethany and lives out the mission of Creating Caring Communities.
• Team Work: Cares for and actively participates and assists the Interdisciplinary Team to achieve and maintain a responsible atmosphere of resident centered care.
• Leadership: Enables a high performance culture through leading, developing and coaching employees.

What You Bring:

• Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy or
• Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT) recognized equivalent.
• Previous experience with geriatrics preferred.
• Active registration with Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT); and
• Membership in Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) preferred.
• Membership in Society of Alberta Occupational Therapist (SAOT).
• Able to work effectively in a physically and mentally demanding environment.
• Demonstrates ability to understand, speak, read and write effectively in English.
• Excellent observation, communication and problem solving skills.
• Able to perform lifting and transferring of residents.
• AADL (Alberta Aids to Daily Living) authorizer status preferred – wheelchair level A.

• Posting Number: 22-6492
• Position Number: OT-CC22-999
• Location: Bethany Cochrane
• Union: Non-Union
• FTE: 0.00
• Position Type: Casual

Like what you see and think you have what it takes to join our team? Apply Online at: http://bethanyseniors.com/careers/
Please note this competition may close sooner if a suitable candidate is found.

All applicants are thanked for their interest.

Bethany Care Society is an equal opportunity employer.

Successful candidates will be required to obtain a Criminal Background Check & provide proof of all mandatory immunizations.

Bethany Care Society complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). By forwarding your resume to Bethany you are consenting to the collection and use of your personal information for this job competition. Your information will be kept strictly confidential.