Chief operations officer Jobs in Drayton Valley, AB

Your Opportunity:

As the Clinical Lead for the Drayton Valley Allied Health AHS team, you will assist the Allied Health Area Manager in coordinating the day-to-day operations of the department. The team includes physiotherapists, therapy assistants and a respiratory therapist. You will provide consistent leadership for the team and will provide coaching and mentoring to frontline staff as appropriate. In addition to your Clinical Lead duties, you will carry a clinical caseload and will provide assessment and treatment for clients with a variety of conditions. You can expect to provide clinical direction to Therapy Assistants and on occasion, to provide clinical placements for Occupational therapy or Therapy Assistant students.

Description:

As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible for the coordination of occupational therapy and other allied health clinical services within a program or service area. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. As an Occupational Therapist II, you will be responsible to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team where you will be an integral member, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure occupational therapy practice is evidence-based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be providing coordination of the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will be participating in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will be making decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. As assigned, you will carry out the roles of a direct clinical service provider, consultant, educator and/or advocate in your program or service area.

Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program or bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

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