Job Occupational Therapist- WSIB Specialty Clinic & Outpatient Rehab, Brampton

Job Description

Reporting to the Clinical Services Manager, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) specialized care program, and working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the Occupational Therapist will support the development, growth and day-to-day operations of the WSIB MSK and Neuro clinics. These clinics are part of an outpatient assessment and treatment program for injured workers who have sustained work-related injuries and require interdisciplinary assessment, diagnostic and rehabilitation services to assist them in their return to work and function.

The role requires a mixture of hands-on clinical work and administrative responsibilities including operational, staff oversight and liaison with key stakeholders. The successful candidate will also be required to support other Occupational Therapy streams within the outpatient Rehab Department as needed. This includes assessment and treatment of hand and upper extremity post-surgical patients (acute, sub-acute, orthopedic/surgical) and neurological/stroke patients (physical/cognitive/perceptual), providing training and support. You will work as part of the interdisciplinary team to provide evidence-based, outcome-oriented care and recommendations.

Accountabilities:

• Provide assessment and therapy services in keeping within the college guidelines and standards of practice for specialty clinic workers for issues that have been referred by WSIB through the Trillium Health Partners/Osler partnership
• Participate in the return to work planning with the interdisciplinary team and multiple stakeholders will be required
• Work within our WSIB Trillium Health Partners/Osler partnership in the coordination of WSIB services and with the appropriate health care and administrative professionals on the: review and interpretation of reports, facilitation of conferences as needed, participation in data collection and analysis of business benchmarks and clinical outcome measures
• Participate in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation
• Supervision of assistants when delivering treatment including student supervision as required
• Practice in accordance with the Occupational Therapy standards of practice and code of ethics as outlined by the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario