Occupational Therapist in Primary Care

Occupational Therapy in Primary Care Our 1,800 employees work with primary health and care services in Uppsala County. We offer a broad range of services within primary care. Our patients meet us at Region Uppsala's own health centers or within habilitation services, and we provide advice by phone via 1177. Education, research, and development are important to us, as we adapt our services based on the needs of residents. We already offer mobile teams, video visits, and smart e-services. Welcome to an award-winning and expanding occupational therapy practice! We are looking for an occupational therapist to join our Activity and Health team. It currently consists of six occupational therapists who work with patients of all ages in the areas of cognition, stress/exhaustion, and fatigue. We provide support regarding structure, routines, and activity balance to help patients' daily lives function better. For increased accessibility, we offer both physical and digital visits based on the patient's preference. We are now expanding our services and our collaboration with Child and Youth Health to be able to receive more children with difficulties related to attention, activity level, and impulse control. With us, you will get a rewarding and developmental role where you can contribute to developing primary care occupational therapy with the patient's needs in focus and in accordance with the development toward efficient and accessible care in 2030. We offer a permanent full-time position with a start date by agreement. Region Uppsala and Primary Health and Care are committed to secure employment and good benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/). Your Assignment In your role as an occupational therapist with us, you will meet patients, both adults and children, with reduced activity capacity in areas such as cognition, stress, exhaustion, and fatigue. The assignment involves providing interventions focused on the activities the patient needs to manage their daily life based on their own goals and needs. You will support the patient in creating structure, finding activity balance, and developing strategies for planning, structuring, and performing activities. The assignment also includes providing advice on cognitive support and, when needed, prescribing cognitive aids. The work also includes activity assessments in basic dementia investigations according to current procedures, as well as other assistive device prescriptions for selected patient groups. You will meet patients both individually and in groups. If interested, you will also have the opportunity to work with our team focusing on hand rehabilitation. The assignment does not include writing ADL certificates or conducting work capacity assessments. Services are provided at the primary care level and are directed at patients who can come to the clinic, with the exception of certain assessments where another location is deemed to better meet the patient's needs. Your Competence We are looking for you as a licensed occupational therapist with experience working within health and medical care. It is meritorious to have experience in areas such as cognition, stress-related illness and exhaustion, activity capacity, and assistive device prescription for children and adults. It is also an advantage to have a B driver's license. Furthermore, we are looking for you as someone who values good patient interaction and works from a person-centered approach. You are proactive, flexible, and comfortable working both independently and with others. You thrive in an environment where you can participate and influence, contribute ideas, and participate in development work. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and are looking for you as someone who is open to new ways of working and wants to contribute to a good work environment. Our Services Occupational Therapy in Primary Care consists of two teams: Activity and Health, as described in this notice, and Hand Rehabilitation, which receives patients with hand or forearm problems requiring primary care level interventions. We are mainly located at Samariterhemmet Health Center in Uppsala. We also have two occupational therapists in the Hand Rehabilitation team at the Hospital in Enköping. Our assignment, however, covers the entire county, and travel within the service to other parts of the county (health centers and care centers) is included. Want to Know More? If you want to know more about our services, you are warmly welcome to contact Operations Manager Jonas Engman at phone: 018-617 37 45 or e-mail: [email protected]. You can also contact representatives from the labor organizations who can be reached via Region Uppsala's switchboard at phone: 018-611 00 00. Want to Work With Us? Welcome to submit your application via the link below. Interviews are held on an ongoing basis. Read about employment terms and salary setting at Region Uppsala here: Become Our New Colleague (https://regionuppsala.se/jobb-och-utbildning/bli-var-nya-kollega/) Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to our services and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different ethnic backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences. Region Uppsala places all permanent staff members in accordance with the needs of total defense. This means for the individual employee no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure. Before making an employment decision, a check is made of suspicion and burden registers for all job applicants who in the sought position may come to work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas covered by optional register excerpts. This applies to all who will work in direct patient contact, even if the work tasks are not currently intended to mainly include work with the above-mentioned patient groups. This recruitment is handled entirely by Region Uppsala and we request that you refrain from making telephone calls from recruitment companies and advertising sales representatives.

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