Occupational Therapist Degree

Position #: 179979

Expected Start Date: To be determined; posted until filled

Union: HSAS

Facility: Swift Current Community Services

City/Town: Swift Current

Department: Community Response Teams

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Field Hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Occupational Therapist - Degree $38.247 to $46.77

Travel Required: Yes

Job : As a member of the interdisciplinary team, and under the general direction of the program area manager, as applicable, the Occupational Therapist Degree is responsible for providing direct specialized care from a recovery service perspective that is inclusionary and flexible for individuals with moderate to severe and persistent mental illness, addiction and concurrent disorders. "Preference for this position will be given to HSAS members in accordance with the terms and conditions of the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement"

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience
- Clinical Experience in mental health setting
Education
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Competencies
- Intermediate - Critical thinking skills
- Advanced - Excellent assessment, diagnostic and intervention skills
- Intermediate - Problem solving skills
- Intermediate - Organizational skills
- Advanced - Written Communication Skills
- Advanced - Verbal communication skills
- Basic - Counseling skills
- Basic - Crisis management skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to prioritize work
- Knowledge in recovery philosophy
- Ability to competently use computers and software applications
- Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to ...
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