Occupational Therapist

Job Title

• Occupational
• Therapist
• Status: Full-time |
• Permanent
• FTE: 1.0 (40 hours/week)
• Schedule: Monday –
• Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location

• The Newly Institute Edmonton, Alberta (13609 163 Street, Edmonton, AB) ABOUT THE NEWLY INSTITUTE The Newly Institute was founded to provide long-lasting change within the mental health industry, our community, and with our clients. We are leading a paradigm shift in the Canadian healthcare system by building a network of purpose-built mental health clinics across Canada. By fusing a bio-psycho-social-spiritual treatment model with medically managed therapies, our intensive outpatient programs provide rapid access, rapid resolution, and rapid return to work and healthy lifestyle programs for anxiety, depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, and chronic pain. We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary clinical team in our Edmonton clinic. WHAT YOU WILL DO Reporting to the Manager of Clinical Services, the Occupational Therapist will perform assessments, in vivo exposure, group facilitation, return to work (RTW) planning, and 1-1 occupational therapy treatment for a range of mental health conditions. This role is a key part of our dynamic clinical team and reflects our core values of communication, community, excellence, health, and innovation. Client-centered Care Accountabilities Provide individual occupational therapy sessions. Conduct efficient and effective clinical client assessments (mental health history, risk assessment, trauma, and activities of daily living). Facilitate psychoeducation groups (based on ACT, In-Vivo Exposure, sleep education, DBT skills, mindfulness, and other psychoeducation topics). Provide resource-based interventions, case management and coordination, transition, or discharge planning occasionally. Assist in grounding and reflection post-psychopharmacological treatment occasionally. Support clients in building functional independence and quality of life through interventions focused on daily living skills, energy conservation and pacing, pain management and education, and establishing sustainable routines and daily structure.
• Demonstrate expertise and skills to support clients presenting with: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Major Depressive Disorder Personality disorders Psychological injury Chronic pain management Return to work barriers Team Collaboration Accountabilities Participate in weekly case consultations and complex case discussions with an interdisciplinary team. Work in an interdisciplinary model with other therapists by sharing a client caseload. Communicate with other clinicians on a regular basis about any successes and any concerns related to client care. Attend relevant clinical meetings and team meetings. Engagement in professional consults and supervision. Administrative Accountabilities Ensure same-day completion of session notes. Complete reports in a timely manner. Provide reporting to third-parties and community referral sources. Communicate with employers and/or case managers effectively.

Community Advocacy Participate in mental health promotion activities and contribute to establishing and maintaining mental health and addictions community resources. Other responsibilities related to the role and scope of work may be assigned. WHAT YOU BRING

Technical Competences Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams is required. Proficiency with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems is also required.

APPLICATION CLOSING The posting will remain open until the role is filled. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.