Your Opportunity:
Cold Lake Community Health Services is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist I. You will provide occupational therapy services through community care to a supportive living facility, working collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary team. Services will be delivered at both the Community Health Services and Healthcare Centre. Working in a rural community offers a uniquely rewarding experience—lasting connections and a strong sense of belonging. Your colleagues will welcome you and provide support. This role offers meaningful professional opportunities as you grow your skills through diverse clinical experiences while making a difference for individuals and families. With a family-centered approach, you’ll provide education and consultation, guide practice, and collaborate closely with clients and care teams. Strong communication and interpersonal skills will be essential as you build relationships and deliver high-quality rehabilitation services. This role is in the picturesque lake country; Cold Lake is a vibrant community nestled on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 and the Métis. Home to Alberta’s seventh-largest lake, Canada’s busy 4 Wing Air Force Base, and thriving industries. It offers a high quality of life with modern amenities and small-town charm. Cold Lake boasts English and French schools, Portage College, and diverse groups for arts, culture, sports, and volunteering. Explore the stunning outdoors from Cold Lake and Meadow Lake Provincial Parks to the Iron Horse Trail. Kinosoo Beach, a hub of summer festivities, and the surrounding wilderness provide endless opportunities for relaxation and adventure. Cold Lake offers not just a career but the chance to become part of a dynamic community where natural beauty, cultural activities, and a welcoming spirit make it truly feel like home.
Description:
As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.
- Classification: Occupational Therapist I
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Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
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Unit and Program: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health
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Primary Location: Cold Lake Community Health Srv
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 0.15
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Posting End Date: 19-JUN-2026
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Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Part Time
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Date Available: 29-JUN-2026
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Temporary End Date: 04-DEC-2026
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 4
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Shifts per cycle: 3
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: As Per Rotation
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Minimum Salary: $38.90
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Maximum Salary: $51.80
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Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Required Qualifications:
Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Preferred Qualifications:
One year of community care home care experience. Experience with adult seating and dysphagia assessments. Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) authorizer status.
