Join OT Works! as an Occupational Therapist
Grow your career with OT Works!
We’re hiring OTs in Metro Vancouver, and in the Sunshine Coast, BC.
What we offer
- Compensation: Market-leading pay, sign-on bonus, paid training.
- Clinical Support: Experienced leadership, structured mentorship, report writing support, comprehensive resources, ongoing professional development, and cloud-based technology.
- Variety and Flexibility: Flexible schedules, diverse clients, reliable work, and the freedom to define your caseload.
- Culture: Collaborative team, respect, gratitude, administrative support, regular social and holiday events.
Why choose OT Works?
Since 2000, our commitment to values and people has fueled our growth. At OT Works!, you’re more than a number—we value each therapist and client as individuals. Our environment inspires passion and excellence, fostering professional development at all career stages.
Our Therapists Say:
“OT Works! is a gem in the working world. It is a small, personable company that thrives on personal connection with its consultants.
Randy McVeigh (joined 2014)
It is a values-based business that prioritizes integrity, contribution to the community, and delivering high quality OT work. Its work-life balance and the foundation of respect upon which the company is based make OT Works! a joy to work for.”
“OT Works! combines the positive benefits of private practice with a company that is passionate about treating each person with respect and integrity.”
Hannah Melnychuk (joined 2006)
Current Opportunities
We welcome new graduates: experience is valued but not required.
More about being an OT at OT Works!
What you’ll do:
- Assess and treat clients in community settings.
- Work with clients with physical, brain injury, and mental health conditions.
- Serve a diverse clientele (ICBC, WorkSafeBC, insurers, government programs).
- Deliver care independently with team support.
- Prepare and submit reports.
- Define your caseload.
What you’ll need:
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- COTBC membership (or eligibility)
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle
- Legal ability to work in Canada.
You’ll do well in this job if you:
- Exhibit strong critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
- Collaborate well with peers and networks.
- Show passion, creativity, and drive.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
About Us
OT Works! is a team of occupational therapists providing personalized, community-based rehabilitation. We serve clients in their homes, workplaces, and communities, assisting those affected by motor vehicle accidents, workplace incidents, disabilities, and illnesses.
We help people neurological, orthopedic, and psychological conditions, including brain injuries, repetitive strain injuries, fractures, chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.
Our approach combines an understanding of our client’s experience with objective, functional information and medical opinion, to facilitate a meaningful and successful recovery. We provide active-based, goal-driven, client-centered therapy that considers the whole person.
Apply now!
If you are an OT looking for flexibility, value-based practice, and a culture of support and growth, we want to hear from you! Send your resume to hello@ot-works.com.
If you are considering a career change or just starting out and are not sure if private practice is right for you, contact us to speak with one of our therapists about life at OT Works!
Funding for Occupational Therapy in BC
Finding the right services and funding is crucial when recovering from an injury. This guide will help you find possible options to fund Occupational Therapy services with OT Works!
What Occupational Therapists do
Community Occupational Therapists (OTs) help people get back to their important daily activities after an injury or disability.
They work with people in their real-life settings: in their homes, workplaces or in their community.
Having an OT help you in your real world can make a significant impact on your recovery.
What to expect of an OT assessment?
Who pays for Occupational Therapy?
Community OT is not covered by MSP, however, there are many possible funding options depending on your individual circumstances and type of injury.
At OT Works! we accept funding from several sources:
WorkSafeBC
Covers OT for work-related injuries. Contact your WorkSafeBC claim manager to refer you to OT Works!
OT Works! is an approved providers under the Occupational Therapy Services contract. We serve WorkSafeBC clients with physical and brain injuries, and mental health. We also assist clients working with a Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant through WorkSafeBC.
ICBC
Covers OT for motor-vehicle accident (MVA) injuries.
You will need to have an open injury claim with ICBC, and provide us with a doctor’s note supporting OT to help you with the injuries or symptoms related to the MVA.
Once you have provided the doctor’s note, our team will contact ICBC in your behalf to secure funding for you.
Start Occupational Therapy after a car accident
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
We’re an approved provider for veterans. Request a referral from your VAC Case Manager.
RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members
Funding may be available through your Occupational Nurse. Call us for more information.
Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
Discuss OT coverage with your CVAP case manager.
Vancouver Island Health Authority – Brain Injury Program
If you have a brain injury and lives in Vancouver Island, OT may be funded by the Vancouver Island Health Authority Brain Injury Program (VIHA-BIP).
Please contact the program for details.
Employers
Employers may fund OT to aid in your return to work and for performance improvement. Our OTs have experience providing ergonomic assessments and return-to-work plans to workers across BC.
Please contact us and we can send a cost estimate directly to your employer.
Private pay
Self-referral is an option if other funding is unavailable. No doctor’s referral needed.
Contact our team and we can advise you of our fees.
Self-Funded OT services
There are some other situations that may require OT services to be paid out-of-pocket:
BC Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (BC RAHA)
If you’re looking for home modifications through BC RAHA, you must pay for OT privately, and submit the receipt for a partial reimbursement from the program.
Please check BC RAHA’s website for program eligibility and reimbursement amounts.
Extended Health Benefits
Unfortunately, OT Works! cannot direct bill your extended health benefits provider. We request that you pay for services, and then submit the receipt to your benefits provider for reimbursement. Check your policy for details.
OT Works! cannot bill the Ministry of Health or Disability Assistance programs. Please visit their websites for more information on providers and funding.
Get started with and OT
If you or someone you know could benefit from Occupational Therapy, contact us today to start your rehabilitation journey!
Email: referrals@ot-works.com
Vancouver: 604.696.1066
Victoria: 250.999.8896
Meet Anna, Melanie and Riana: Occupational Therapists
Welcome Anna Baines, Melanie Souza-Ching and Riana Downs to the OT Works! team.
These three new therapists have been working with us since October 2021.
They provide community OT services for individuals by implementing daily activities at home, work and in the community in order to foster increased independence.
Anna has been passionate about supporting healthy communities for over 10 years, which led her to pursue a BA in psychology, a Master’s in Occupational Therapy, as well as volunteer at the Calgary Distress Centre helpline. Through her clinical education, Anna has experience with musculoskeletal/orthopaedic injuries, mental health (anxiety, depression), and concussion / traumatic brain injury. Anna works with ICBC, private-paying clients and those with extended health/disability insurance. She serves clients in the Metro Vancouver region, including Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, and Richmond.
Melanie has 10 years of Occupational Therapy experience working in the public health system from acute care, to rehabilitation, to the community environment. In private practice, she helps clients with musculoskeletal/orthopaedic injuries, post cardiac event, cancer, traumatic brain injury, and mixed diagnoses. Melanie works with WSBC, ICBC and private paying clients, as well as those with extended health/disability insurance. She serves clients in North & West Vancouver, Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster.
Riana earned her Bachelor of Health Sciences and worked in the engineering field for several years before pursuing her Master’s in Occupational Therapy from UBC. Riana assists clients with mental health concerns, chronic pain, musculoskeletal/orthopaedic injuries, concussion and traumatic brain injury, and those with mixed diagnoses. Riana works with ICBC, private-paying clients and those with extended health/disability insurance. She serves clients in Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley, including Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Langley, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Mission, Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
Like all of our therapists, Anna, Melanie and Riana are full registrants and in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia (COTBC).
Get started with an OT
If you or someone you know could benefit from working with an occupational therapist, contact us today!
Email: referrals@ot-works.com
Phone: 604.696.1066 ext. 1000.