Community Occupational Therapist

As one of Canada’s largest health care and rehabilitation companies, Lifemark is passionate about enriching the health of Canadians through a holistic approach to collaborative care. This is at the heart of everything we do, and we are seeking a Full-Time Community Occupational Therapist who shares this same philosophy.

• Working in communities across Ontario, our Community Occupational Therapist treat clients with a variety of diagnosis and injuries, require support in the community both home and/or work, focusing on a return to previous level of function.
• As a Community Occupational Therapist you will be engaged in a variety of different programs including
• Auto Insurance working with more complex needs, assessing and treating clients with various physical, cognitive, and psychosocial impairments. You will have the opportunity to complete in-home and hospital discharge assessments, home safety and/or home modification assessments, ergonomic assessments, concussion treatment, cognitive rehabilitation, mental health treatment and several other interventions. Allowing you to provide fulsome care, and guide your clients through every step of their recovery!
• The workplace, working with clients to support the successful and sustainable return to work through onsite functional and cognitive functional work capacity assessments. As well as functional and cognitive job coaching. Complete job site assessments, ergonomic assessments, cognitive abilities evaluations, as well as provide workplace accommodation recommendations.
• Mental health, through exposure therapy and strategies to re-integrate into the community and meaningful daily activities. The Occupational Therapist will have the opportunity to conduct in-vivo exposure therapy and behavioural activation, and facilitate trauma processing, coping and return to function.
• Many of our OTs focus on one area of practice, while others prefer the variety offered by a mixed caseload.

Do you enjoy?

• Variety to your day, your week?
• Being connected with other OTs, an interdisciplinary team, but also working independently? This job is for you!!
• You will be attached to a clinic, to provide you with a home base, but will service the surrounding area, providing you with flexibility to your schedule.

Lifemark offers:

• Competitive compensation with guaranteed hours beyond the 3 month training period

• Compensation for travel time and mileage, a laptop, as well as a work cell phone with data to do your job efficiently

• Paid vacation and wellness days

• Health and dental benefits paid 100% by us with flexible options including RRSPs

• EAP mental health services – virtual and in person

• $1,500 yearly education allowance for continuing education funds and in-house workshops

• Employee Share Options Plan

• 30% Shoppers Discount

• Ongoing mentorship, team collaboration and extensive clinical resources

• Paid psychotherapy supervision that meets COTO guidelines

• Annual review of professional development goals, opportunities for career advancement, and skills development

• A collaborative team environment

• Flexible hours and autonomy of schedule, which allows for a positive work-life balance and quality of life

• Opportunities to work remotely, including virtual treatment, billing, report writing and documentation

What do you need to succeed?

• Registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario

• A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are required (travel up to 1-1.5 hour radius average) paid mileage and travel time

• Clinical experience is an asset in areas such as brain injury rehabilitation, mental health, musculoskeletal and orthopedic injury, home safety, ergonomics and/or return to work

• Willingness to provide in-vivo OT treatment in a variety of settings, including client’s homes, workplaces, and/or in the community

• Passion about your profession, commitment to ongoing professional development, and dedication to providing excellent client care

• The ability to thrive in a self-directed and independent environment

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong critical thinking, decision-making, and analytic skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Empathy and an effective ability to build rapport with clients and stakeholders

• Experience in the private sector, particularly auto sector legislation and mental health, is an asset but not required

Interested in learning more? Visit our website www.lifemark.ca for more information.