Part-Time Occupational Therapist

Tideview Terrace - Digby, NS and Villa d’la Baie, Meteghan, NS

Position Posting: 40% Part-Time Occupational Therapy Position (one day per week at each facility)

Posting Closes: Open until a suitable candidate is found

Tideview Terrace, an Eden Alternative Registered Long Term Care Facility located in Digby NS, serving 90 residents and operates on an annual budget of $11M. We are seeking an Occupational Therapist who is also able to travel to Villa d’la Baie in Meteghan.

As part of the multidisciplinary team, the Occupational Therapist provides assessment, care planning, consultation, intervention, and follow-up. They also function as a team member to improve, restore, and/or maintain resident's functional abilities as well as achieving the strategic directions of Tideview Terrace.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s or Bachelor's degree, or equivalent in Occupational Therapy from a recognized School of Occupational therapy
• Member in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Nova Scotia
• Demonstrated clinical experience providing OT assessments and interventions with seniors
• Maintain current certifications in CPR
• Knowledge and experience in a LTC environment preferred
• Prior training as a Certified Eden Associate, Vivage Neighborhood Guide, Person Centered Leadership Model, Art of Hosting, LEAN in LTC, PATH, and InterRAI considered an asset.
• Solid communication skills and proven ability to work collaboratively with others
• Service orientated with ability to build relationships and create win/win situations
• Excellent listening, negotiation, team building and problem solving skills
• Ability to negotiate sensitive conflict resolution situations
• A “big picture” thinker and change agent with a propensity for continuous learning
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and meet deadlines
• Proven ability to make timely, effective decisions in a fast paced, changing environment
• Solid computer literacy skills including proficiency in MS Suite of applications such as Word, Outlook and Excel, InterRAI, and scheduling software.

Successful applicants will be required to submit the below documents and assume associated costs as a condition of employment.

• Criminal Record Check
• Proof of education & Training certifications
• Proof of any additional required qualification
• Valid registration with the relevant licensing body
• Submission of immunization record along with health assessment documentation
• Proof of SIN number

Hours of Work:

Permanent Part-time (40%) position; 16 hours per week

Creating Homes Where Life is Worth Living http://www.edenalt.org/

The Eden Alternative shows how companionship, the opportunity to give meaningful care to other living things, and the variety and spontaneity that mark an enlivened environment, can succeed where pills and therapies often fail. Our Eden Alternative home is filled with plants, animals, and regularly visited by children.

The Eden Alternative is also about changing the culture of long-term care organizations. The departmentalized, task-orientation of the current institutional model has created a culture that is characterized by pessimism, cynicism and stinginess. By moving away from the top-down bureaucratic approach to management and moving decision making closer to the Elders, Edenizing organizations are helping to support a meaningful life for their Elders.