VHA Rehab Solutions
Product/Service Summary:
VHA Rehab Solutions provides community-based services to people in the comfort of their home. We offer high-quality, complex care throughout Ontario in Occupational and Physical Therapy, Social Work, Dietetics and Speech-Language Pathology.
Contact:
Sheril Malcolm
30 Soudan Ave. Ste 500 Toronto, ON M4S 1V6
416-489-2500 x 1137
smalcolm@vha.ca
www.vha.ca
Career Description:
Creating opportunities for more independence; it’s what people in the community rely on us for and what
VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) has offered for over 85 years. With over 1,500 health care professionals
serving clients in eight Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), VHA’s client-centered, Community
based approach provides nursing, rehabilitation, personal support and home support services. Our
caring, professional team offers spectacular care to Ontario seniors, families, adults and children living
with disabilities or suffering from a chronic or terminal illness, helping them live life more independently,
in comfort and with dignity.
Occupational Therapy-Acquired Brain Injury (Brampton, Malton, Caledon areas)
Responsibilities:
- Assessment and implementation of Occupational Therapy interventions in a community setting.
- Assess clients using interviews, standardized and informal assessment techniques in accordance with professional practice guidelines and standards established by VHA Rehab Solutions.
- Attend client related meetings to report on assessment findings and discuss plans for interventions, progress reports and discharge as required.
- Ensure coordinated delivery of care through ongoing communication with all members of the client's team regarding plans and schedules for interventions.
- Document all assessment findings, treatment plans, progress and discharge summaries of interventions as required by the profession, referral source and the agency.
- Implement client interventions based on assessment information, client input and in conjunction with the client's integrated care plan.
- Ensure that services provided are best practice, evidence based and evaluated through the routine use of valid and reliable outcome measurement.
- Adhere to the code of ethics of the profession, in maintaining standards of practice for the profession as defined by the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
- Design and adapt special devices such as splints, canes, walking aids, etc.
- Prepare statistical records of client care and related activities as required by VHA Rehab.
- Solutions, the Ministry of Health, and other agencies.
Qualifications:
- Registered and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
- Experience working with ABI clients required
- Ability to work independently.
- Specialized courses to support areas of clinical expertise.
- Knowledge of community care requirements and resources available.
- Access to vehicle and valid Driver's licence.
To Apply:
Please email your letter of application and resume to smalcolm@vha.ca.
VHA Home HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer
www.vha.ca
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