Occupational Therapist - Full-time

Discover the possibilities when choosing to work and live in Prince Edward Island! Health PEI currently has permanent positions available for Occupational Therapists in Charlottetown and Summerside.

Full-time, permanent, temporary, and casual opportunities are currently available across our province. Find a career in the areas that interest you most. Work in mental health day programs, traditional hospital settings or long-term care homes.

Prince Edward Island (PEI) is Canada’s smallest province with a renowned reputation for arts, culture, and innovation. PEI boasts more than one thousand kilometers of shoreline, with over a hundred popular beaches, acres of gentle farmland, National and Provincial parks, and an island-wide trail system. Individuals and families from 90 different cultures have chosen to call this island ‘home.’

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The candidate is to provide occupational therapy services to patients of QEH hospital with possible rotation among service areas (eg: orthopedics, acute care, rehabilitation, stroke services, and out-patients), promoting an understanding of the hospital's occupational therapy services, participating in service planning and evaluation, as well as administrative responsibilities and other associated duties. 

Duties Include:

• Prioritization/triaging of caseload
• Performing comprehensive patient assessment and synthesizing assessment findings to determine clinical/working diagnosis to allow for direction of care
• Educating patients, caregivers, staff, and students with regards to the treatment plan, condition, and prognosis.
• Determining course of care; including transition and discharge planning.
• Implementing skilled interventions.
• Participating in quality improvement; recognizing the need for involvement of other health care professionals and making referrals/consults to bring them into circle of care
• Conducting home visits and site visits
• Engaging in continual professional development and ensuring knowledge translation
• Supervising rehabilitation assistants
• Training, orientating, and providing preceptorship/mentorship/teaching for various students, staff, colleagues, other health professionals
• Participating and leading various committees or teams
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:        

• Must have successful completion of a Master’s Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• Must be eligible for licensing with the Prince Edward Island College of Occupational Therapists.

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Our Recruitment Team would love to connect if you have questions about opportunities in Occupational Therapy or would like to get in contact with program managers. You can reach out to the Recruitment Team with this email.