Community Occupational Therapist

CBI Health•Oshawa, ON

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

CBI Health is Canada's leading community healthcare provider, with a national interdisciplinary network of over 2,500 healthcare staff and professionals. They focus on innovating services to provide better recovery and support for clients, prioritizing client needs and utilizing a diverse healthcare team to offer data-driven solutions and improved health outcomes. CBI Health’s Community Rehabilitation Services team operates across Ontario, treating clients who have experienced mental stress injuries and motor vehicle accidents, with the goal of returning them to pre-accident function. The Traumatic Psychological Injury program involves Occupational Therapists working with clients, such as first responders, who have experienced workplace trauma. This includes conducting in-vivo exposure therapy, behavioural activation, and facilitating trauma processing, coping, and return to function, incorporating novel interventions like virtual reality. The Complex Auto program involves OTs assessing and treating clients with various physical (musculoskeletal, orthopaedic), cognitive (TBIs, concussions), and psychosocial impairments related to motor vehicle accidents. This community-based role includes in-home and hospital discharge assessments, ergonomic assessments, concussion treatment, cognitive rehabilitation, and mental health treatment, providing comprehensive 'start to finish care'. Occupational Therapists have the flexibility to focus on one area of practice or manage a mixed caseload.

Requirements

Registration in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
A valid driver’s licence and have access to a reliable vehicle (travel up to 1-1.5 hours radius)
Willingness to provide in-vivo OT treatment in a variety of settings, including client’s homes, workplaces, and/or in the community
Passion about your profession, commitment to ongoing professional development, and dedication to providing excelled client care
The ability to thrive in a self-directed and independent environment
Strong organizational skills
Strong critical thinking, decision-making, and analytic skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Empathy and an effective ability to build rapport with clients and stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Experience in the private sector, particularly auto sector legislation and mental health

Responsibilities

Conduct in-vivo exposure therapy and behavioural activation
Facilitate trauma processing, coping and return to function
Assess and treat clients presenting with various physical (musculoskeletal, orthopaedic), cognitive (TBIs, concussions) and psychosocial impairments related to motor vehicle accidents
Complete in-home and hospital discharge assessments
Perform ergonomic assessments
Provide concussion treatment
Conduct cognitive rehabilitation
Provide mental health treatment
Guide clients through every step of their recovery
Provide in-vivo OT treatment in a variety of settings, including client’s homes, workplaces, and/or in the community
Perform virtual treatment, billing, report writing and documentation

Benefits

Competitive compensation with a comprehensive benefits and rewards package, including group health, dental and vision benefits, paid 100% by us
EHB psychology/psychotherapy services
EAP mental health services – Virtual and In-person professional counselling accessible 24 hours, crisis and trauma support, health and life coaching and much more!
Paid vacation and sick days
A paid three-month welcome period, including structured training, mentorship and job shadowing geared to your career stage
On-going training, resources, free internal courses, as well as a yearly external education allowance of $1,000 for professional growth and development
On-going and regular mentorship and support provided by a seasoned Occupational Therapist (in-person and/or virtual)
Paid psychotherapy supervision that meets COTO guidelines
Annual review of professional development goals, opportunities for career advancement, and skills development
A collaborative team environment, including peer support groups, quarterly in-person local team socials, and annual holiday team events.
Guaranteed paid non-billable time, including training, administrative work, and team meetings, etc.
Excellent administrative support, so you can focus on your clients!
Flexible hours and autonomy of schedule, which allows for a positive work-life balance and quality of life
Opportunities to work remotely, including virtual treatment, billing, report writing and documentation
A signing bonus of up to $2,500!