{"id":50,"date":"2016-04-27T05:42:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T05:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arunamitra.com\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2021-06-09T03:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T03:35:42","slug":"professional-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arunamitra.com\/?page_id=50","title":{"rendered":"Professional Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CURRENT ROLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Home &amp; Community Support Services &#8211; Central West\u00a0 (<\/u>previously Central West Local Health Integration Network &#8211; LHIN)\u00a0 2016- present<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Director Home and Community Care\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senior leadership role accountable for home care operational oversight and program planning Responsibilities have included: Brampton\/ Bramalea Community Coordination Team, Rehabilitation Programs; Assisted Living Program; Adult Day Support;\u00a0 LTC Placement; Intake Coordination Team; Hospital Coordination Teams.<\/p>\n<p>Representative on provincial initiatives such as: Rehab Care Alliance initiatives including, RCA Steering Committee, Hip Fracture Capacity Planning Expert panel, Transfer of Accountability; Rehab Definitions Advisory Group; Assess and Restore Steering Committee; West GTA Rehab Network Steering Committee; Provincial Wait Times Working Group; MOHLTC Digital Self Help advisory Committee; CW LHIN Ethics Committee<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREVIOUS ROLES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bethany Care Society<\/span>, Calgary, Alberta <strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><em>Senior Director Clinical Programs &amp; Education <\/em><\/i><\/strong>(2014- 2016)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of senior leadership team providing operational leadership for Organizational Development Department to\u00a0ensure availability of education and training support for all\u00a0\u00a0Bethany staff.<\/li>\n<li>Practice oversight for allied health clinical programs (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation &amp; Social Work;<\/li>\n<li>Oversight and coordination of organizational research program including interagency relationship building, grant development\/ submissions &amp; Chair Research Advisory Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bethany Care Society<\/span>, Calgary Alberta\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bethanyseniors.com\/\">http:\/\/bethanyseniors.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <em><strong>Senior Director Clinical Operations<\/strong> <\/em>(August 2009- Oct 2014)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior operations leader providing oversight for all care operations for 7 Long Term Care and Designated Supportive Living\u00a0 sites (Calgary, Harvest Hills, Airdrie, Cochrane, Didsbury, Red Deer and Sylvan Lake) &amp; Bethany RAI team<\/li>\n<li>Key role accountabilities included: risk management, policy and procedure approval, strategic &amp; business Planning, program planning, implementation, evaluation, project management<\/li>\n<li>Program redesign:\n<ul>\n<li>Young Adult Program,<\/li>\n<li>Managing Dementia with Expertise Program (MDE),<\/li>\n<li>Palliative Care,<\/li>\n<li>RAI program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key organizational initiatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CARE Count Me In Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Resident Focused Care Planning,<\/li>\n<li>Therapies Review,<\/li>\n<li>Electronic Point of Care Documentation (Point Click Care)<\/li>\n<li>Preventative Maintenance Clinical Equipment Evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Alberta Health Services- Calgary Zone\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong><em>Calgary <\/em><\/strong><i><em><strong>Zone Rehabilitation Services<\/strong> (2008-2009)<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operational leader for all adult rehabilitation programs and services in Calgary Zone including inpatient acute, rehabilitation and mental health services\n<ul>\n<li>Foothills Medical Centre<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lougheed Centre<\/li>\n<li>Rockyview\u00a0 General Hospital<\/li>\n<li>CAR Outpatient Rehabilitation<\/li>\n<li>Contracted Physiotherapy Clinics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Calgary Health Region<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Program Manager, Brain Injury Program <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences <\/em><\/strong><em>(2006-2008)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountable for implementation of Regional Brain Injury Strategy involving program development\u00a0for \u00a0ABI\/TBI program needs across continuum of care\u00a0including concussion prevention, acute management, rehabilitation and transition to community<\/li>\n<li>Contract management for outpatient rehabilitation programs<\/li>\n<li>Development of Brain Injury Service Model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><em><strong>Site Coordinator, Rehabilitation Services\u00a0 Peter Lougheed Centre <\/strong>(2004-2006) <\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>OT Practice Specialist\/ Self-Managed Care Program Coordinator <\/strong>(2001-2004)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">West Park Health Care Centre<\/span>, Toronto\u00a0Ontario\u00a0<em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Advanced Professional Practice Occupational Therapist <\/em><\/strong><em>1999<\/em><em>-2000<\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ministry of Community &amp; Social Services<\/span>, Toronto, Ontario\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><b><em>Disability Adjudicator<\/em> <\/b><em>(Nov 1999- August 2000)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><strong><em>ODSP Research and Program Development\u00a0OT Consultant<\/em><\/strong> (1998-2000)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lifechanges\u00a0Consulting<\/span><strong><em>,<\/em> <\/strong>Toronto, Ontario\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><em>Consultant &amp; Private Rehabilitation Services\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>1995 -2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rehabilitation Services of Canada Inc.,<\/span> Toronto\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong><em>Case Manager &amp; OT Consultant <\/em><\/strong><em>1996- 1997<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Baycrest<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0Centre\u00a0 for\u00a0 Geriatric Care<\/span><strong>, <\/strong>Toronto\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><i><em><strong>Director Occupational Therapy Department\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>(1988-1995)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Clarke Institute of Psychiatry<\/span>, Toronto\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Senior Occupational Therapist\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>(1985- 1988)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hillcrest Rehabilitation Hospital<\/span>, Toronto\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Staff <em>Occupational\u00a0T<\/em><em>herapist <\/em><\/strong>(1982-1985)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CURRENT ROLE Home &amp; 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