Occupational Therapist - Work, Stress & Health

CAMH • Toronto, ON

18h • CA$41 - CA$53 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Work, Stress and Health Program is seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist for a 1-year contract. This unique service works exclusively with third-party referrers, primarily supporting clients from the Workers Safety Insurance Board. The program offers specialized assessment and outpatient treatment for individuals with complex concurrent conditions such as chronic pain, addictions, concurrent disorders, PTSD, depression, and other psychiatric disorders related to workplace accidents or trauma. The role involves working as a valued member of a multidisciplinary team, providing client-centered assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services for individuals who have experienced psychological injury or substance-related difficulties due to traumatic or physical workplace accidents. Services include virtual and in-person delivery. The position may also involve supporting the Clinical Liaison with report reviews for quality assurance and assisting with triage mechanisms to manage patient flow.

Requirements

• Registered Occupational Therapist in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
• Minimum of one year of experience in a relevant clinical setting.
• Experience working with clients with concurrent disorders, chronic pain, PTSD, depression, and/or addictions.
• Proficiency in various psychotherapeutic modalities including CBT, ACT, DBT, CPT, motivational interviewing, behavioural activation, and exposure therapy.
• Experience in assessment, treatment planning, and rehabilitation.
• Ability to work effectively in both individual and group settings.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to submit required reporting on time and meet quality standards.
• Willingness to embrace diversity and encourage teamwork.
• Compliance with all applicable and regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with third-party referrers, particularly WSIB.
• Experience in virtual and in-person service delivery.
• Experience in report review for quality assurance.
• Experience assisting with triage mechanisms.
• Capacity to deliver training to external organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of client-centred assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services for clients who have suffered psychological injury, medication and/or substance related difficulties as the result of a traumatic or physical workplace accident or event.
• Assess clients’ skills and needs, determine overall treatment and rehabilitation readiness, and support development of readiness.
• Develop, implement and coordinate rehabilitation-based treatment plans to support clients during the course of their treatment, and if applicable, in their return to work.
• Treat clients in individual and group settings, including the provision of psychotherapies such as cognitive processing therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression with a focus on motivational interviewing, structured relapse prevention, behavioural activation and exposure therapy and goal setting.
• Submit required reporting on time, according to contractual requirements, meeting assigned quality standards of reporting.
• Work collaboratively and provide excellence in customer service to clients, representatives of contract partners (e.g., WSIB), clinical partner organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in multidisciplinary education and training.
• Deliver training to external organizations.
• Contribute actively to program development opportunities.
• Support new contracts within the broader Work Stress and Health program as required.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• 1-year contract
• Full-time position
• Opportunity to work within a unique service focused on workplace injuries and trauma.
• Membership in a multidisciplinary team.
• Support for a workplace that embraces diversity and encourages teamwork.

What This Job Offers

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