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This page shows a full Occupational Therapist resume, marked up with what a hiring manager reads each section for.

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Ontario

The example

A occupational therapist resume, marked up.

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Fiona MacInnis

Occupational Therapist — Home and Community Care

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Professional Summary

Occupational therapist with eight years in home and community care, carrying an independent caseload across seniors living at home and adults returning after stroke. Completes home safety and equipment assessments without oversight and mentors new graduates through their first community rotation.

Experience

Occupational Therapist, Home and Community Care

Chebucto Community Health Services • Halifax, NS

Feb 2021 - Present

  • Carry a community caseload of about thirty clients, seen in their own homes across the municipality.
  • Complete home safety assessments and prescribe the equipment and modifications that follow, from bath transfer benches to ramp specifications.
  • Rewrote the intake form so the first visit captures the caregiver situation, which is what usually decides whether a discharge home holds.

Occupational Therapist, Inpatient Rehabilitation

Bedford Basin Rehabilitation Centre • Bedford, NS

Aug 2018 - Jan 2021

  • Inpatient stroke and acquired brain injury rehabilitation, running functional and cognitive assessments through the admission.
  • Led the pre-discharge home visits with families.
  • Sat on the team that shortened the wait for equipment funding approvals.

Education

Dalhousie University

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy • Occupational Therapy

Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

Skills

Home safety assessmentEquipment prescriptionFunctional cognitive assessmentStroke rehabilitationSeniors and aging in placeCaregiver educationDischarge planningNew graduate mentoring

Certifications

Occupational Therapist Registration

Nova Scotia College of Occupational Therapists

Aug 2018

National Occupational Therapy Certification Examination

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Jul 2018

Before you apply

What healthcare hiring managers look for

A manager hiring an Occupational Therapist reads for setting and independence. Home and community work is judged differently from inpatient work, so be explicit about which one your caseload came from.

There are 481 open Occupational Therapist roles, concentrated in Ontario.

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Common questions

Writing a occupational therapist resume.

Setting, caseload, and the assessments you complete without oversight. Open Occupational Therapist roles on the board right now: 481.

Name the ones a posting screens on and skip the rest. An Occupational Therapist resume that lists every tool ever used reads as coursework rather than caseload.

It transfers well, but say so directly rather than assuming the reader will translate it. Community caseloads carry more independence than inpatient rotations, which is worth stating on an Occupational Therapist resume anywhere in Ontario.