Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation - Verdun Hospital - Full-time Replacement

Mandate REPLACEMENT: Full-time day shift WORK LOCATION: Verdun Hospital

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SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the hierarchical authority of the head of the service, the person holding the position practices their profession with a clientele having physical health issues (18-100 years old). They evaluate functional abilities, make recommendations regarding safety, positioning, and how to perform AVQ/AVD, all with the goal of promoting optimal autonomy.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Section A. Client Care

• Evaluate how physical deficiency, cognitive difficulties, and sensory-motor difficulties affect the user's daily and domestic activities
• Evaluate daily and/or domestic activities and determine safety and user self-care issues, then make recommendations based on the analysis of the results
• Evaluate and intervene on environmental elements that can cause/maintain wounds and on how to perform activities
• Intervene to develop deficient abilities or teach compensatory strategies for performing AVQ and AVD
• Participate in the decision to use restraint or alternative measures, respecting local policy
• Manufacture or recommend orthoses, assistive devices, or other necessary adaptations and guide the user in their use
• Ensure service continuity by directing the client to appropriate resources for their condition and situation
• Provide information to users, families, other team members, and sometimes external organizations
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings and contribute to the continuous flow of useful information for intervention with the user
• Section B. Non-Clinical Tasks
• Document practice in accordance with the professional standards of occupational therapy and those of the establishment
• Complete statistics resulting from interventions in accordance with the normative framework and respect deadlines
• Contribute to the clinical training of interns
• Actively participate in service activities (meetings, visual stations, committees...)
• Maintain and develop knowledge related to the field of intervention
• Report all risk situations and events via health-safety reports or AH223
• Provide elements to support service personnel evaluations
• Perform any other related tasks as requested by the immediate supervisor

WHAT WE OFFER

• 4 weeks of vacation per year
• 9.6 paid sick days
• 13 paid holidays
• Social leave (parental, return to studies, sabbaticals, etc.)
• Retirement and progressive retirement regime
• Group insurance (medications, consultations, salary insurance, life insurance, etc.)
• Exclusive discounts for staff

Requirements

• Must hold a master's degree in occupational therapy.
• Must be a member of the Professional Order of Occupational Therapists of Quebec.
• Access to Employment Equity

In accordance with the Employment Equity Act, all health and social services establishments implement an employment equity program. Therefore, candidates from targeted groups (women, Indigenous, visible minority, ethnic minority, and persons with disabilities) are encouraged to submit their applications. Additionally, accommodations may be offered to persons with disabilities based on their needs. In the context, the use of masculine or feminine gender in advertisements refers to both women and men.