Occupational Therapist - Emergency Department 1 Team - Regular Part-Time 2026-18476
On-siteToronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Conduct comprehensive assessments of patient functional status, cognition, mobility, and mental health to facilitate safe ED discharges and seamless community transitions. Collaborate with the interprofessional team, family, and system partners to recommend adaptive equipment, personalize fall prevention education, and develop care plans that divert admissions or optimize independence. Act as a rehabilitation expert resource while maintaining timely record keeping and adhering to College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario standards. Requires acute care experience, strong cognitive assessment skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing caseload environment.
Required Qualifications
- Registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario
- Membership in CAOT or OSOT
- Acute care experience
- Strong cognitive assessment experience
- Physical assessment experience
- Assessment and discharge planning experience with older adults (65 years+) who have complex health issues, including failure to cope or thrive, confusion, dementia, delirium, falls, skin ulcers, weakness and decreased mobility or ambulation
- Ability to efficiently complete comprehensive assessments of a patient's occupational performance issues (ADLs and IADLS, home safety, cognition and perception, mobility and physical function, psycho-emotional and mental health, and need for equipment/aides to optimize independence) in order to develop care plans that appropriately diverts an admission or effectively discharges a patient from hospital
- Strong ability to collaborate with colleagues, as necessary
- Knowledge of the health care system, community resources and eligibility criteria for system partner facilities
- Ability to personalize education to patients and family that prepares them to optimize safest return to functioning and perform life skills/ re-engage in their roles in the community
- Good working knowledge and execution of referral systems such as RM&R
- Computer literacy
- Well-developed communication, interpersonal, time management and organizational skills
- Superior ability to quickly build trusting relationships as a new team member into an established interprofessional team environment
- Strong teambuilding skills and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent interviewing and problem solving skills
- Superior ability to manage multiple tasks and set priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to demonstrate reflective practice
- Demonstrated commitment to Person-Centred Care
Desired Qualifications
- Emergency Department experience or understanding about ED processes
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