Clinical Service Leader - Occ Therapy

Clinical Service Leader - Occ Therapy

Under the direction of the Manager (or Designate), the incumbent is responsible for:

• Supervising the daily clinical service delivery and environment/operational issues in a designated service area whereby the nature and scope of the work performed, the size of the staff population supervised, and the activities occurring and the variety of issues/problems arising are of a complex and variable nature requiring a higher-level of decision-making, problem-solving and judgment with considerable latitude to exercise same.
• Providing guidance to occupational therapists and support staff within the designated service area through clinical leadership, mentoring, supervision, education, evaluation and research.
• Contributing to the delivery of quality occupational therapy services by examining, developing, refining and evaluating the body of knowledge and clinical practices and assisting in program planning, development and evaluation.
• Assisting with performance appraisals and recruitment, as well as coordinating clinical work schedules, caseloads and service rotations.
• Maintaining a partial clinical caseload and collaborating with clients through assessment, interventions, follow-up, planning and designing of services to meet occupational performance goals, support healthy lifestyles, prevent illness and disability and promote health.

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.