Physiotherapist II

Your Opportunity:

The Town of Cardston is located in the rolling foothills of Alberta Southwest, just minutes from the U.S. border and 30 minutes from Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Cardston is known for its rich cultural heritage and offers adventure, outdoor recreation, and historic attractions. The town is a gateway to Waterton Lakes National Park, making it a prime destination for anyone looking to experience the great outdoors. Based out of the Cardston 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 while offering the flexibility of a casual physiotherapist position. This is your chance to work across all streams of care, gaining diverse experience and making a meaningful impact in the lives of Albertans.

Description:

As a Physiotherapist II, you will provide coordination of physiotherapy and other allied health clinical services. You will provide supervision to students and team members as assigned. You will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will make day-to-day clinical decisions regarding patient and family needs related to assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and provide guidance to team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective care. You will ensure physiotherapy practice is evidence based and aligned with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, codes of ethics, and organizational policies and guidelines. You will coordinate the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitor care delivery, identify service needs, assist with caseload management, complete chart audits, and provide follow-up and feedback to staff. You will participate in program development and operational planning and represent the department on committees and programs. You will make decisions regarding staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. You will have access to experienced clinicians across the province for consultation and support through email, telephone and virtual meetings. You will also be able to collaborate with senior clinicians through shared electronic health records to support the delivery of high quality care.