Occupational Therapist - Downtown Central FACT

Job summary

The Occupational Therapist will provide clinical assessments, case coordination, and individual counseling for clients with severe mental illness within an inter-professional team. They are responsible for formulating treatment plans, monitoring therapeutic progress, and supporting clients in achieving their highest level of community functioning.

Job details

The Clinical Care Program is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (until September 10, 2027) Occupational Therapist to work on the Downtown West Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team. This outpatient team is client-centered and provides clinical services based on recovery principles for adults with severe and persistent mental illness, predominantly schizophrenia and concurrent disorders. RESPONSIBILITIES Using an inter-professional team approach, clients are provided with psychiatric and discipline specific assessment; linkages to community supports and services; clinical case coordination; community support; and individual counseling. You will function as the primary worker for a number of clients, while being available to all clients and contributing in a discipline specific role. You will be responsible for working in partnership with clients and the team in order to assist clients in achieving their highest level of functioning in the community. You will follow clients should they require hospitalization and contribute to the coordination of care and treatment with the inpatient care teams. You will also formulate treatment plans, discharge plans, monitor client’s response to therapeutic intervention, communicate with the client’s social and community networks and assess new referrals to the program. You will be able to work with clients from diverse populations; contribute to program development; provide education support and supervision to students, and participate in the research activities of the program. You will have sound knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, addiction issues and severe and persistent mental illness and specifically have focused experience and training in concurrent disorders. Some evening and/or weekend hours are required. You will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements. This position is located at 250 College Street. QUALIFICATIONS You must be registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO). You must possess a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (or a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy plus a Master’s degree in OT, Rehab Sciences or a related field), combined with three years of experience working with individuals who have a serious mental illness. You must also have membership in either the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapy and/or Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy and be a holder of COTO’s pre-requisite Professional Liability Insurance. You also must be eligible for adjunct/status-only appointments with university faculties associated with Occupational Therapy that has affiliation agreements with CAMH. Experience with physical functional mobility assessment and intervention is also required. You will have experience and training specific to working with concurrent disorders. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to develop professional therapeutic relationships with clients while working within a collaborative, diverse inter-professional team. Preference will be given to those candidates with community experience, and a solid understanding of recovery principles and their application to client service. Knowledge of emergency psychiatry and crisis intervention principles and theory are required. The ability to work with clients of diverse ethnoracial and cultural backgrounds is required. Bilingualism (French/English) or proficiency in a second language would be an asset. Weekend and evening shifts will be required. Salary Range: $40.77 – $52.98 per hour If you are interested in this position, please ensure that you apply before 5pm EST of the closing date. If your application is received past 5pm EST of the closing date, your application will not be accepted. CAMH is a fully affiliated teaching hospital and research institute of the University of Toronto. As a CAMH employee, you will contribute to our mission by supporting teaching, research, and clinical care across the hospital. CAMH is dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to foster a workplace, teaching, and learning environment that is inclusive, respectful, and free from discrimination or harassment. CAMH strongly encourages applications from candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples; Black and other racialized communities; LGBTQ2S+ communities; women; and people with disabilities, including those with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Thank you to all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you require accommodations during the application or recruitment process, please let us know. Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

What you’ll do

The Occupational Therapist will provide clinical assessments, case coordination, and individual counseling for clients with severe mental illness within an inter-professional team. They are responsible for formulating treatment plans, monitoring therapeutic progress, and supporting clients in achieving their highest level of community functioning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario. A minimum of three years of experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and specific training in concurrent disorders is required.

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Occupational therapy
• Mental health assessment
• Crisis intervention
• Case coordination
• Concurrent disorders
• Psychiatric assessment
• Treatment planning
• Discharge planning
• Emergency psychiatry
• Addiction counseling
• Inter-professional collaboration
• Functional mobility assessment
• Recovery principles
• Clinical documentation
• Student supervision
• Courage
• Care Coordination
• Therapeutic Interventions
• Bilingual (French/English)
• Treatment Planning
• Discharge Planning
• Program Development
• Research
• Psychiatry
• Assertiveness
• Teaching
• Mental Health
• Strategic Planning
• Certified Associate In Materials Handling
• Communication
• Crisis Intervention
• Disabilities
• Emergency Psychiatry
• Occupational Therapy
• Innovation
• Inpatient Care
• Interpersonal Communications
• Mental Diseases
• Rehabilitation
• Schizophrenia
• Social Change
• Coordinating
• Teamwork
• Professional Liability

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Occupational Therapist
• Health Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Occupational Therapists