Occupational Therapist - Centralized Community Health Professions Team - Temporary Full-Time 2024-11046 (2 positions)

Department: Community Integration, Centralized Community Health Professions Team

Classification: Temporary full-time (until approx. April 2026)

Hours of Work: Weekdays, with flexibility for weekends

Summary of Duties:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has an exciting new opportunity for an occupational therapist (OT) to be part of a community-based health professional team that supports Home and Community Care Residential Accommodation (HCCRA) Programs in the Ontario Health Toronto Region. The goal of the new Centralized Community Health Professions Team (CCHPT) is to facilitate effective transitions to long-term care, supportive housing, home, or a rehabilitation facility. As part of the CCHPT, the OT will work onsite at different HCCRA locations, providing assessment and recommendations for clients who are awaiting community transitions, to maintain and progress their everyday functioning toward meeting transition targets. The functional status of clients will be assessed, and recommendations documented about everyday living skills and functional mobility, with or without mobility devices such as wheelchairs. Targeted education to prevent falls will be provided to clients. The OT will collaborate with local HCCRA team members to facilitate clients’ return to living in the community, based on each client’s physical, cognitive and psycho-emotional functional presentation. The OT will work with other rehabilitative team members, including PT and OTA/PTA, and the rehab members at the Pine Villa HCCRA. This position will be well-suited for an OT who is collaborative and adaptive, with superior organizational skills to prioritize client needs across multiple locations, and compassionate and motivating to engage clients to practice skills and develop confidence for community transitions.

Responsibilities include:

• Practice in accordance with Standards for Practice from the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
• Conduct occupational performance assessments to plan person-centred interventions focused on daily functioning (ADLs and IADLs), cognition, behaviours, seating/mobility devices, pressure relieving or skin & wound care devices, making recommendations and providing education to staff and caregivers on patient transfer strategies (i.e. mechanical lift) or other care/aids/equipment in order to optimize functioning while at HCCRA sites and to prepare for safest transition to functioning in community settings
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to make recommendations on discharge planning, equipment and service requirements.
• Support discharge planning with equipment and service requirements.
• Monitor and modify care plans, in collaboration with the interprofessional teams
• Act as a rehabilitation expert resource for team members and students, such as teaching the use of equipment and fall prevention strategies
• Superior ability to manage multiple tasks and set priorities in a community-based setting, while following hospital policies
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills to quickly build trusting relationships as a new member in an established team environments
• Commitment to clinical excellence and use of Best Practices
• Maintain clinical record keeping and complete workload measurement
• Participate in various councils, committees and program development opportunities representing the rehab team and OT profession
• Supervision of OTA/PTA for assigned tasks and interventions within scope such as carrying out individual interventions and group interventions (OT specific or co-facilitated)
• Maintain and upgrade knowledge and skills through continuing education, and seek opportunities for involvement in practice-based research
• Participate in profession-specific and interprofessional activities, in support of the Sunnybrook Occupational Therapy service and Sunnybrook’s full affiliation with the University of Toronto

Qualifications/Skills:

• Registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario required
• Membership in CAOT and /or OSOT required
• Two years’ experience in community occupational therapy experience required
• Experience working with equipment vendors required
• Assistive Devices Program authorizer strongly preferred
• Previous experience working with older adults required
• Experience assignment service components to OTA/PTA
• Discharge planning experience with people who present with complex health issues, including mental health issues, addictions, stroke or responsive behaviours required
• Physical assessment experience required
• Employment experience in both hospital and community environments an asset
• Familiarity with electronic documentation systems and good working knowledge of referral systems
• Ability to demonstrate reflective practice
• Demonstrated commitment to Person-Centred Care approach and principles
• Valid driver’s license preferred