Therapy Assistant

Job title: Therapy Assistant

Job description: Your Opportunity:

As the Therapy Assistant you will be responsible for providing direct patient care including implementation of therapeutic recreation activities as delegated by a Recreation Therapist. This position supports the recreation therapy program and provides intensive rehabilitation to patients with a variety of neurological and/or physical conditions. You will provide patient and family centered care which is goal oriented and strives to assist patients to improve their functional independence. The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH) is the largest free-standing, comprehensive tertiary rehabilitation hospital in Canada, serving patients of all ages who require complex rehabilitation to enable them to participate in life to the fullest. The GRH vision is “building Abilities for Life’ and is based on four trademarks: A leader in providing specialized tertiary rehabilitation across the lifespan. A strong partner with our patients and community in supporting patient-guided care. A leader in research & innovation. A great place to work, teach and learn.

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.

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Department: GR-Recreation Therapy-EDM
• Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 09-JUN-2021
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 19-JUN-2021
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $24.08
• Maximum Salary: $30.18
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered. Additional Required Qualifications:

2 year Diploma in recreation therapy/rehabilitation field. Equivalent education and work experience will be considered. Previous experience working in clinical/rehabilitation setting and/or with persons who have disabilities. Must be capable of transferring patients and portering patients with pushing/pulling wheelchair both indoors and outdoors. Effective communication with a patient centered focus. Demonstrating behaviors consistent with the values of AHS: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety. Preferred Qualifications:

Rehabilitation experience is preferred. Connect Care experience is preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.

Important:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is committed to ensuring the safety of staff and patients and requires all NEW employees to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (CRC) and/or Vulnerable Sector Search(VSS) prior to the start of their employment. The CRC/VSS must be specific to the role at AHS and must be dated no more than 90 days prior to the date on your written offer from AHS.

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Company: Alberta Health Services

Expected salary:

Location: Edmonton, AB

Job date: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:40:16 GMT