Occupational Therapist II

Exceptional Recruitment Incentive The successful candidate may be eligible for up to $60,000 in financial incentives through Alberta Health Services' Rural and Remote Recruitment Program, subject to eligibility requirements and a Return for Service Agreement. Lead. Inspire. Make an Impact. The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic acute care team. This unique opportunity combines clinical leadership with frontline patient care, allowing you to influence service delivery while maintaining direct involvement in patient outcomes. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will provide advanced clinical expertise across a diverse inpatient population including Medicine, Surgery, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED), and other acute care areas. You will play a key role in mentoring staff, supporting quality improvement initiatives, promoting best practices, and helping shape the future of occupational therapy services within the region. This is an excellent opportunity for an emerging leader and we have very good Occupational Therapy III support to mentor.

As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible for the coordination of occupational therapy and other allied health clinical services within a program or service area. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure occupational therapy practice is evidence-based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be providing coordination of the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will be participating in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will be making decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. As assigned, you will carry out the roles of a direct clinical service provider, consultant, educator and/or advocate in your program or service area.

Classification: Occupational Therapist II

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

Primary Location: Grande Prairie Rgnl Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 05-JAN-2027

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 15-JAN-2027

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $44.93

Maximum Salary: $59.68

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Additional Required Qualifications

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications

As Required.