Your Opportunity:

Lacombe is a lovely city located in Central Alberta, 20 minutes north of Red Deer on the QE II. Lacombe has a wide variety of recreation amenities and facilities including the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre, Barnett Arenas, sports fields and ball diamonds, and trails and campgrounds galore! A regional public transit service connects Lacombe, Blackfalds and Red Deer and is an important quality of life benefit to those who prefer small town living. Lacombe is surrounded by parks and lakes and is a little piece of heaven right here on earth! Restorative care is a unique 28-days structured rehabilitation program where intensive therapy is provided to the clients to meet their goals for a safe discharge home or designated site. Rehabilitative or Restorative Care focuses on maximizing an optimal level of functioning, enabling clients to regain/retain their independence following the debilitating effects of illness or injury.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.