Description:
Duties And Responsibilities
Clinical Duties
- Assessment, planning and therapeutic intervention for an assigned patient caseload in the NICU and Neonatal Follow-up Clinic (preterm to 3 years of age with potential to extend into school age) according to Occupational Therapy scope of practice (including but not limited to: infant feeding and development).
- Completion of standardized assessment measures including: Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) and Mullen Scales of Early Learning
- Appropriate documentation of Occupational Therapy activities
- Record workload measurement
- Participation in inter-professional clinics and rounds
- Program development and evaluation
Teaching Duties
- Participate in teaching activities for Occupational Therapy students, including provision of clinical placements, laboratory teaching, and classroom teaching
- Participate in teaching students from other disciplines
- Participate in development of student programs
- Provide in-service education as appropriate to colleagues
Research Duties
- Participate in research activities as appropriate within the Department of Rehabilitation in collaboration with other departments/professions
- Currently registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario in good standing
- Minimum 1 year experience with infant feeding and administration of standardized pediatric assessments (Ex. Bayley’s)
- Travel to satellite clinic in Brampton once per month
- Certification in Neonatal Massage considered an asset
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent occupational therapy clinical skills with a broad variety of diagnostic groups
- Demonstrated excellent skills in collaboration with inter-professional team
- Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance record