Title: Occupational Therapist – Clinical Advisor

Company: WorkSafeBC
Location: Richmond, British Columbia
Job Type: FlexTime, FullTime


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Description:

We're looking for an experienced occupational therapist to join our team in our Special Care Services department. In this role, you'll be a clinical resource and a member of an interdisciplinary case management team that is committed to providing high-quality service to severely injured workers by assisting them to develop and maintain independence in self-care, vocational rehabilitation, and daily living activities. You'll provide compassionate, supportive service to people injured at work.

What you'll do

  • Apply theoretical knowledge to the assessment, interpretation, planning, and implementation of health care services for clients with physical or mental health conditions
  • Conduct onsite visits to injured workers, worksites, and external service providers of clinical programs to review services being provided for injured workers
  • Provide clinical support during team meetings
  • Provide oversight on complex physical or mental health claims by implementing and monitoring return to work plans
  • Continuously collaborate with all external stakeholders to assist with stay-at-work programs, early intervention, and return to work planning
  • Provide education sessions as needed, to both internal and external audiences including employers

    • Is this a good fit for you?

  • Independently, and as part of an interdisciplinary team, prioritize, plan, and organize a challenging and variable workload
  • Build and maintain trusting and cooperative working relationships with individuals and organizations in an environment that can be adversarial
  • Travel throughout the region and stay overnight
  • Educate, consult, and motivate others and act as a resource to co-workers
  • Develop and present education sessions and programs

    • Your background and experience

  • A master's degree in Occupational Therapy, and current registration in good standing with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia
  • A minimum of six years of clinical OT experience in practical areas such as physical health, neurology, mental health, brain injury, amputation, or spinal cord injury
  • This team provides services to injured workers throughout the province; you must be able to travel
  • A valid B.C. driver's license

    • Important to know

  • Successfully meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adults
  • Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

    • Who are we?

    At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

    What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

    It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for. Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.


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