Clinical Practice Leader, Occupational Therapy, Ridge Meadows Hospital

Ensures clinical practice, regulatory, accreditation, and Fraser Health occupational therapy acute care standards are met, communicated, understood, and monitored. Develops implements and evaluates clinical practice reference manuals, policies and procedures.

Supervises designated staff by coordinating work assignments and schedules, ensuring appropriate coverage, adjusting schedules according to workload and service needs and facilitating resolutions to work issues. Receives and responds to vacation and leaves of absence requests and processes payroll as required. Receives requests for education and reviews and approves in consultation with the Manager. Identifies staffing needs; interviews and selects staff, or provides clinical input into the hiring of new staff, assessing clinical skill and competence.

Writes, conducts and signs performance appraisals. Supports staff in their professional development and learning needs. Reviews individual clinical practice and/or other performance concerns with staff when required and refers issues requiring disciplinary action to the Manager.

Develops, implements and monitors quality and safety activities; evaluates changes in patient and family centered practice and takes corrective action as appropriate. Maintains awareness of new approaches and recommends evidence-based changes to policies, procedures, and the Fraser Health occupational therapy acute care standard that could benefit patient care and service delivery.

Prepares operating and capital budgets; monitors expenditures, reports and justifies variances, provides recommendations for improvements, determines, prioritizes and provides input to the Manager regarding capital equipment needs.

Collaborates with occupational therapy clinical practice leaders across Fraser Health, other peers, and colleagues from other health authorities in order to strive for practice standardization and to support the network of rehabilitation. Develops and fosters effective relationships with clinical leaders, stakeholders and the interprofessional care team.

Participates in service planning by providing input into service goals and objectives, providing input into space and equipment needs, and recommending ways to improve utilization of resources.

Develops processes for routine and formalized maintenance of equipment. Monitors inventory of equipment and supplies. Ensures operating condition of existing equipment is maintained by monitoring its operation and arranging for maintenance and repairs as required.

Develops and maintains workload measurement statistics and other reports as required such as activity levels and attendance.

Applies an evidence-based approach to problem solving and supports the research culture through promoting staff awareness and involvement in research activities, reviewing relevant literature/resources, identifying issues/practices which require research, and promoting use of research findings in clinical practice.

Participates in approved occupational therapy and interprofessional research, special projects, and committees including practice councils and clinical decision support tool development.

Participates in or leads the investigation of complaints by patients/families; follows up on complaints and implements corrective action as appropriate and according to established protocols.

Oversees the clinical supervision and evaluation of students; coordinates student placement and practicum learning activities.

Assumes a clinical caseload as required; assesses, plans, implements and evaluates treatment of assigned patients.

Performs other related duties as assigned.