Occupational Therapist - Inventory

Occupational Therapist - Inventory

Reference number: DND25J-024474-000911
Selection process number: 25-DND-EA-MPC-534481-1 National Defence - Canadian Forces Health Services
Cold Lake (Alberta), Edmonton (Alberta), Wainwright (Alberta), Comox (British Columbia), Esquimalt (British Columbia), Shilo (Manitoba), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Gagetown (New Brunswick), Greenwood (Nova Scotia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Borden (Ontario), Kingston (Ontario), Ottawa (Ontario), Petawawa (Ontario), Trenton (Ontario), Bagotville (Québec), Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Québec), Valcartier (Québec)
OP-01
$93,293 to $110,642

For further information on the organization, please visit

Closing date: 31 March 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

📢 How does this work?

✅Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team! Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply online.” 👍

✅Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
↪ Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience;
↪ Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided;
↪ Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the process.

✅Step 3: We will carefully review all of your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities we may contact you for further information or assessment.

Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong to. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.

Work environment

The Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) is the designated health care provider for Canada’s military personnel, delivering medical and dental services at military installations across Canada and overseas. Our mission is to deliver quality care and promote health protection to Canadian Forces personnel. We are a multi-disciplinary team that works together, guided by the best interests of those we serve. We support, promote and encourage the professional and personal development of our employees.

What do we offer?

🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:


✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used for various tenures (indeterminate, deployment, specified period, assignment, secondment). Applicants who meet the essential qualifications will have their application included in the inventory for this ongoing selection process. As positions become available, the applicants meeting the initial screening requirements identified by the hiring manager may be contacted and referred for consideration. Please ensure that your information is updated and remains current in your GC Jobs Applicant Account.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 100 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 20 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Positions to be filled: 19

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION
Graduation with an Occupational Therapy (OT) degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Eligible for an unrestricted license to practice as an occupational therapist in a province or territory of Canada.

EXPERIENCE
EX1: Significant* and recent** experience working as an occupational therapist with an adult caseload. ***

*Significant is defined as approximately seventeen hundred (1700) independent practice hours of experience in a broad range of related activities. Seventeen hundred hours is equivalent to one year of full-time work.
**Recent is defined as within the last five (5) years.
***Caseload is defined as a minimum of 20 hours of direct clinical patient care in a week.

Sufficiency of experience may be determined by the Canadian Forces Health Services Group Credentialing Committee OR Professional Technical Network.

EX2. Experience as an occupational therapist in providing rehabilitation services to adult patients with a broad variety of physical conditions.
EX3. Experience in using outcome measures to assess physical, cognitive, affective, and psychosocial functioning.
EX4. Experience in developing individualized treatment plans with occupational performance goals.
EX5. Experience working in an interdisciplinary clinical setting.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English Essential
French Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

ABILITIES
Ability to manage time effectively.
Ability to collaborate in a person-partnered care framework for work reintegration.
Ability to use evidence-informed occupational therapy interventions.

COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Working effectively with others.
Showing initiative and action oriented.
Having strong verbal and written communication.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

CERTIFICATION
Certification (or some courses completed) in return to work or vocational rehabilitation (e.g. functional capacity evaluations).
Certification (or some courses completed) in standardized physical or cognitive assessment tools.
Certification (or some courses completed) in mental health.
Certification (or some courses completed) in trauma-informed care.

EXPERIENCE
AEX1. Experience working with Canadian Armed Forces members or public safety personnel.
AEX2. Experience working with severely impaired patients with physical and mental health comorbidities to address safety and independence.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Please note that preference for hiring will first be given to candidates who are members of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.

As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Willing and able to liaise with the patient or substitute decision maker in the clinic or off-site.
Willing and able to work flexible hours.
Willing and able to work occasional overtime.
Willing and able to travel occasionally.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Continuous registration, in good standing, with the provincial or territory regulatory body responsible for regulating the profession of occupational therapy in which employment is maintained.

Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.

If at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the PSRS online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

▶ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

▶ A variety of assessment tools may be used. This may include application screening, interviews, role play scenarios, written assessments, reference checks, board knowledge, interactions with internal staff during the process, etc. ↪ Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

▶ Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process. ↪ Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.

▶ Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria: ↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team; ↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed; ↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience; ↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications; ↪ Organizational Needs.

▶ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants.

▶ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. Should you have a disability or an exceptional circumstance that requires an alternative application method, please contact us for guidance.

▶ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

▶Depending on the position being staffed: ↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required ↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential ↪Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications ↪You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed

To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other forms of artificial intelligence). Plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited throughout the entire process and suspected non-compliance will be investigated. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.