Occupational Therapist - Acute MH- M1 & R1

**Position Details** **Job Number:** JR02707 **Department:** Concurrent Disorders Occupational Therapy **This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites:** West 5th Campus (Hamilton Mountain) **Job Type:** Temporary (Fixed Term), Full time **Contract Duration: (If applicable)** 17 months **Number of Positions:** 1 **Union:** OPSEU Local 206 **Hourly Rate (Min / Max):** $42.51 - $59.29 **Schedule** **Work Days:** Monday to Friday **Time of Day:** Days **Shift:** Hours - 8 **Shift Start: (If applicable)** **Reason for Posting:** Posting is for a role with an existing vacancy **Application Dates** **Opening Date:** 2026-11-05 **Closing Date:** 2026-11-12 **Job Description** **Unit Profile:** The Acute Mental Health Program includes 4 inpatient programs, Psychiatric Emergency Services as well as many ambulatory programs and provided care persons aged 18 and older presenting with severe and persistent mental illness. An integrated care model ensures a seamless integration of psychiatric care along the continuum. Services include inpatient treatment, outpatient consultation, group therapy, tele-psychiatry/shared care, and capacity building across the South-west region. The Acute Psychiatry Unit inpatient provides mental health care to patients suffering from acute symptoms of mental disorders. The interdisciplinary team provide care for the varied needs of our patients, with the goal to assess and stabilize patients and reintegrate back into the community at optimal levels of functioning. **The Occupational Therapist in this position will be required to work in the Acute Psychiatry Units - M1 & R1 at the West 5th Campus.** **Position Summary** : The Occupational Therapist plans, implements, and evaluates client-centered occupational therapy services consistent with the mission and values of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. The Occupational Therapist assesses, identifies and intervenes with physical, emotional, social, and cognitive capacity and performance, occupational demands and environmental factors and interventions to enable participation in activities of everyday life to promote and optimize health and well-being of clients consistent with the scope of practice of occupational therapy. Key functions of the Occupational Therapist encompass clinical, professional, and non-clinical activities as outlined in the Profile of Occupational Therapists in Canada that are shaped by their program needs and client population. All tasks are performed in ways consistent with the competencies of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO) including assuming professional responsibility, thinking critically, demonstrating practice knowledge, utilizing occupational therapy process to enable occupation, communicating, and collaborating effectively, engaging in professional development, managing practice, and advocating within systems. Ability to develop, run and evaluate therapeutic