Occupational Therapist - WSIB Specialty Clinic Outpatient Rehab
Occupational Therapist - WSIB Specialty Clinic Outpatient Rehab
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Job Description
Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Specialty Clinic Services and working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team the Occupational Therapist will support the development growth and daytoday operations of the WSIB specialty MSK clinics. These clinics are part of an outpatient assessment and treatment program for injured workers who have sustained workrelated injuries and require interdisciplinary assessment diagnostic and rehabilitation services to assist them in their return to work and function.
The role requires a mixture of handson clinical work and administrative responsibilities including operational staff oversight and liaison with key stakeholders. The successful candidate will also be required to support other Occupational Therapy streams within the outpatient Rehab Department as needed. This includes assessment and treatment of hand and upper extremity postsurgical patients (acute subacute orthopedic/surgical) and neurological/stroke patients (physical/cognitive/perceptual) providing training and support. You will work as part of the interdisciplinary team to provide evidencebased outcomeoriented care and recommendations.
Accountabilities:
- Provide assessment and therapy services in keeping within the college guidelines and standards of practice for specialty clinic workers for issues that have been referred by WSIB through the Trillium Health Partners/Osler partnership
- Participate in the return to work planning with the interdisciplinary team and multiple stakeholders will be required
- Work within our WSIB Trillium Health Partners/Osler partnership in the coordination of WSIB services and with the appropriate health care and administrative professionals on the: review and interpretation of reports facilitation of conferences as needed participation in data collection and analysis of business benchmarks and clinical outcome measures
- Participate in program planning continuous quality improvement and evaluation
- Supervision of assistants when delivering treatment including student supervision as required
- Practice in accordance with the Occupational Therapy standards of practice and code of ethics as outlined by the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
Qualifications :
- BSc or MSc in occupational therapy or equivalent
- Registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Membership in CAOT or OSOT preferred
- Relevant experience in treating a variety of conditions in an ambulatory care setting return to work planning functional evaluation work conditioning and return to work strategies an asset
- Experience with splinting and working with postsurgical hands required
- Knowledge of evidencebased clinical practice related to hand and upper extremity protocols
- Experience with psychosocial cognitive perceptual and physical health related assessment and intervention skills addressing occupational performance
- Experience/knowledge of evidencebased occupational therapy assessment and treatment to a neurological population preferred
- Experience providing services with a strong quality improvement focus to third party payers including WSIB
- Excellent written communication skills required for the preparation of comprehensive reports
- Demonstrated leadership ability within a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of an interprofessional patient care team
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fastpaced dynamic environment with excellent time management and organizational skills required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
- Good critical thinking and problemsolving skills required
- Must demonstrate Oslers Values of Respect Excellence Service Compassion Innovation and Collaboration
- Excellent attendance and work record
- May be required to travel between and work at all Osler sites
Additional Information :
Hours: Currently Days/Evenings including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)
Internal application deadline: March 9 2025
Salary:
Minimum: $41.73 per hour
Maximum: $54.79 per hour
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
