Occupational Therapist

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton • Hamilton, ON

48d • Onsite

About The Position

The Reactivation Care Centre (RCC) is a specialized short‑stay program that supports patients who no longer require acute medical hospital care but need focused rehabilitation before returning home or transitioning to another care setting. Our interdisciplinary team delivers goal‑directed assessment, treatment, and functional reactivation to prevent deconditioning and ensure safe, effective transitions. Grounded in unstoppable compassion, the RCC team works collaboratively to help patients with diverse needs achieve optimal wellness in a purpose‑designed environment that promotes mobility, engagement, and recovery. The unit plays a key role in enhancing patient outcomes, improving system flow, and supporting a dignified, person‑centred care experience.

The role of the Occupational Therapist is to plan, implement, and evaluate client-centered occupational therapy services consistent with the mission and values of St. Joseph's Healthcare. The Occupational Therapist assesses and diagnoses physical, emotional, social and cognitive capacity and performance, occupational demands and environmental factors and interventions to enable participation in activities of everyday life to promote and optimize health and well-being of clients consistent with the scope of practice of occupational therapy. Key functions of the Occupational Therapist encompass clinical, professional and non-clinical activities as outlined in the Profile of Occupational Therapists in Canada that are shaped by their program needs and client population. All tasks are performed in ways consistent with the competencies of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO) including; assuming professional responsibility, thinking critically, demonstrating practice knowledge, utilizing occupational therapy process to enable occupation, communicating and collaborating effectively, engaging in professional development, managing practice and advocating within systems. Given that St. Joseph's Healthcare is affiliated with McMaster University and Mohawk College, the Occupational Therapist is expected to engage in appropriate teaching and research activities.

Requirements

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognized university and registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario required
• Current BCLS/HCP certification required
• Demonstrated knowledge, sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families
• Strong team and communication skills required
• Demonstrated interest and experience working with clients with multiple complex medical conditions in an acute physical medicine/acute mental health environment particularly older adults required
• Minimum one year recent and related experience in variety of physical medicine settings required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work under pressure, prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Proven ability to work as an effective member of an inter-professional team with exceptional interpersonal, advocacy, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Adaptable, creative, innovative and flexible
• Willingness and ability to continue to improve professional competence and knowledge
• Exceptional analytical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
• Proficient computer skills for report writing, assessments, word processing, workload measurement and access to information, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy is preferred
• Eligible for membership in OSOT and CAOT is preferred
• ADP Authorizer preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess inpatients to determine their strengths and weaknesses, cognitively/perceptually, physically and psycho emotionally. Determine their ability to function in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. Determine influences of the environment on the individual including evaluation of home environment. Interpret data to determine plans to facilitate discharge planning.
• Develop treatment plans to enhance overall functioning in activities or improve independence including but not limited to participation in ADL retraining programs, hand/upper extremity programs, cognitive/perceptual improvement programs, prescription of adaptive equipment /adapted methods, prescription of wheelchair/mobility devices, recommendations regarding level of support/home modifications required, group programming, patient and family education and discharge planning.
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team in verbal and written format according to the standards of the department.
• Maintain workload statistics and participate in other documentation procedures related to the unit. This position requires the maintenance of specific patient volumes and outcomes which must be collected and demonstrated.
• Support with the center's overall program development.
• Maintain clinical competence by taking students, completing continuing education and participating in research.
• Participate on committees and program development related to areas of practice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level