Career Opportunities

Interested in joining our team?

Do you want to work in an environment where you are professionally challenged, clinically supported, and encouraged to grow? Do you want to work with businesses and their employees to support employee health and productivity? Do you want to work with fellow OTs who love what they do?

Gowan Consulting is a Canadian-owned, national organization with a network of Occupational Therapists located in each province. We provide in-person and virtual services nationally and training and consultation internationally. We are proud to be certified by WBE Canada as a Women’s Business Enterprise. We work today as we always have, with companies that care about their employees’ well-being. Our mission is to collaborate with workplace stakeholders to provide customized solutions that lead to sustainable stay-at-work or return-to-work.

We are always looking for talented Occupational Therapists who have a passion for and experience in assessing and treating employees with a goal of stay-at-work and return-to-work. Gowan operates on a sub-contract model, providing maximum flexibility to Occupational Therapists who wish to operate in a private practice capacity. As our business grows, we are also looking to fill full-time positions.

Currently searching for: Full Time Occupational Therapist - Ottawa/Gatineau

We have an immediate opening for a bilingual Occupational Therapist in the Ottawa/Gatineau area on a full time, permanent basis.

What we offer you:

Administrative Support: You will have the support of a team of administrative professionals assisting you in your reporting and referral management. This allows you to do what you do best!

Active Clinical Mentorship: Our team of clinical leads and Director of OT will work with you as needed to build skills to work with a variety of populations in a variety of work environments.

Flexibility: You will work from your home office and assess and treat clients in their homes, communities, and workplaces. You will also use virtual technology as required or preferred.

Variety: You will have the opportunity work with a varied clinical caseload and the opportunity to get involved in training and leadership activities.

Case Management System: We provide a secure case management system for all your documentation needs. This system meets the requirements of your regulatory body.

Tools: We will provide you with required equipment: computer, mobile phone, ergonomic office tools. You will have access to assessment tools and a database of clinical resources to use with clients. 

Salary and Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and benefits program which includes long term disability and a healthcare spending account. As well we provide you with an annual budget towards professional development and training and to all our internal training materials.

What you offer us:

• You enjoy working with employers to facilitate sustainable stay-at-work and return-to-work solutions.
• You understand the importance of work and productivity to individual health and business success.
• You are a self-starter and thrive in an autonomous work environment.
• You think critically and have well developed problem-solving skills.
• You are great with people and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• You have access to a secure and confidential work environment and technology to protect the privacy of our clients.
• You have expertise and interest in ergonomics, workplace accommodation, return-to-work, and/or mental health.
• You have interest in clinical work, training and some marketing
• Preference will be given to those with additional training and competence such as ergonomics, PGAP, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, ACT, and Exposure Therapy.

Required:

• The ability to work fully in both English and French
• The ability to travel to employee and client locations and periodically to other locations
• You are registered and in good standing with College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
• You are eligible for registration with the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec. We will support you to obtain this registration.
• You will work with our electronic file management system which will allow you to communicate with clients and keep secure records online (anywhere, anytime).

We work with our customers, their employees, and our therapists to provide a safe work environment for all. 

Occupational Therapist - Full-time, Part-Time, Subcontractor

What we offer you:

• We work with Canada’s top national and local employers and their employees. 
• You will be part of a distinguished National Occupational Therapy organization with therapists located throughout each province.
• You will work in an environment where employers understand and support the work you do.
• You will receive competitive remuneration.
• You will have variety in the form of challenging employee and employer work situations where you can be instrumental in developing ergonomic solutions, planning and implementing mental health reactivation programming, completing cognitive assessments, return-to-work planning, and developing work accommodation solutions.
• You will have opportunities to use many of your skills and expand your knowledge through the work you will do and through access to our public training programs.
• As a member of our team of Occupational Therapists, you will have access to newsletters, webinars, report templates, practice guidelines, clinical support, onboarding and mentoring, and group psychotherapy supervision.
• You will have the support of a team of administrative professionals assisting you in your reporting and referral management.
• Our team of clinical leads and Director of OT will work with you to allow you to do what you do well with active mentorship.
• You will work from your home office and assess and treat clients in their homes, communities, and workplaces.
• We provide a secure case management system for all your documentation needs.
• You will use virtual technology where preferred and travel to new and different workplaces.

What you offer us:

• You enjoy working with employers to facilitate sustainable stay-at-work and return-to-work solutions.
• You understand the importance of work and productivity to individual health and business success.
• You are a self-starter and thrive in an autonomous work environment.
• You think critically and have well developed problem-solving skills.
• You are great with people and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• You have capacity to accept referrals within Gowan specified turnaround times for assessment scheduling and report completion.
• You want to work with an electronic database file management system that allows you to communicate with clients and keep secure records online (anywhere, anytime).
• You have access to a secure and confidential work environment and technology to protect the privacy of our clients.
• You are registered in good standing with your College of Occupational Therapy.
• You have expertise and interest in ergonomics, workplace accommodation, return-to-work, and/or mental health.
• Preference will be given to those with additional training and competence such as ergonomics, PGAP, BrainFX Certification, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, ACT, and Exposure Therapy.
• Travel to client locations is required.

We look forward to receiving your application to [email protected]