Physiotherapist I

Your Opportunity:

Red Deer is located in Central Alberta near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton with just over 100,000 citizens. The Red Deer area has one of the fastest growing economies in North America and is consistently ranked as a prime location for doing business. This economic growth has created many job opportunities in the region. Red Deer has plenty of education options: public schools, private schools, francophone programs and post-secondary institutions. Red Deer is home to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum as well as the Sunnybrook Farm Museum, Fort Normandeau (located on the banks of the Red Deer River), the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, and the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. As a Physical Therapist I in this Home Care position, much of your work will be independent, although you will be expected to communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team regarding clients registered to the Home Care service stream, as well as community partners. In this role you will be supported by the Allied Health Area Manager and Physiotherapy Professional Practice Lead, with opportunities to connect with professional in surrounding areas. You will provide clinical direction to a Therapy Assistant and may, on occasion, be offered the opportunity to share the responsibility for mentoring Physiotherapy or Therapy Assistant students.

Description:

As the Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimum physical function and independence in development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness and functional decline. You will provide intervention (i.e. 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 health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. The PT collaborates with patient(s) and families in determining, implementing and evaluating appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich supports and engage in quality improvement; partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to advance services for their clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community; participates in peer mentoring; and supervises students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides and Provisional Physiotherapists.