Physiotherapist I

Your Opportunity:

Raymond is a town in southern Alberta, located approximately 20 minutes southeast of the City of Lethbridge. Like many growing Southern Alberta communities, its location offers the perfect balance of small-town charm, easy access to urban amenities and a growing health care network. Raymond is growing rapidly with one of the highest 5 year population growth rates in the province. Based out of the Raymond Health Centre, the physiotherapist in this role will have the opportunity to use their skills in a variety of areas within the health care system, including acute care, outpatients, and community/supported living settings. This role allows you to work with clients across multiple clinical environments and fully utilize the scope of your physiotherapy practice. This is your chance to work across all streams of care, gaining diverse experience and making a meaningful impact in the lives of Albertans. This temporary HSAA position may qualify for a recruitment incentive, based on the length of the Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

Description:

As a Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimal physical function and independence in the context of development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness, and functional decline. You will provide interventions, including prevention, triage, screening, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment, management, education, consultation, fostering resourcefulness, case management, referral, and transition support, to individuals, groups, populations, and communities. You will include clients and families as integral members of the healthcare team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with patients and families to determine, implement, and evaluate appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enhance supports, and engage in quality improvement, partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and the professional community, participate in peer mentoring, and supervise students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides, and Provisional Physiotherapists.