Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist focuses on maintain optimal functional independence and occupational performance.

What the role involves

• Maintain optimal functional independence and occupational performance.
• Collaborates with patients and their families/care givers in developing the care plan and encourages family participation in the development, implementation and ongoing modificatio.
• Promotes quality and safety principles, identifies processes/procedures that require improvement and provides recommendations for review.
• Provide effective consultation to patients, caregivers, rehabilitation assistants and other health care professionals.
• We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.
• Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Skills and requirements

• Participates in team/program activities required to enhance and optimize the delivery of care and to facilitate evidence-based practice.
• And Abilities Knowledge of occupational therapy theory and practice within a patient and family-centered model of care.
• Broad knowledge of other health care professions and their role in patient care.
• Basic knowledge of research process and methodology.

Candidate fit

• Notes patient progress, changes to treatment plan, and records test/treatment results to provide evidence and rationale that support assessment findings and intervention plan.

Additional role context

• Provides occupational therapy information and in-services to other members of the health care team and attends meetings as a representative of occupational therapy.
• Care Professionals of British Columbia standards of practice and practice guidelines for clinical practitioners.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, caregivers, rehabilitation assistants, members of the interprofessional care team, both verbally (one-on-one and.