Therapy Assistant

Your Opportunity:

The successful applicant for this Therapy Assistant (TA) position located at the Chinook Regional Hospital will work with the Allied Health team supporting Physiotherapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) services for patients in acute care. Under the direction of PT or OT, the TA will implement routine interventions, promote function rehabilitation and motivate clients to actively participate in assigned therapy protocols or programs. The TA may assist with client lifts and transfers, mobility and exercise programs, positioning and basic ADL's and IADL's within the context of the therapy program. The TA will be working both independently and as part of the interdisciplinary team (OT, PT, TR, nursing) contributing to the effective and efficient delivery of rehabilitation services. The applicant must have good communication skills, be able to work both independently and collaboratively with the health care team and display good time management skills. Training in use of electronic documentation platform (Connect Care) will be a requirement of all new AHS staff.

Description:

As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.