Therapy Assistant

Alberta Health Services


Date: 1 day ago
City: Cold Lake, AB
Contract type: Full time
Your Opportunity:

This rural generalist Therapy Assistant position supports services in physiotherapy and occupational therapy at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre working in the sectors of acute care, ambulatory outpatients and continuing care. This position may support the occupational therapy or physical therapy departments at the multi-site location of Cold Lake Community Health Services.

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.

Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Therapy Assistant Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Allied Health Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Primary Location: Cold Lake Hlthcare/Mental Hlth Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2024 Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time Date Available: 07-NOV-2024 Temporary End Date: 30-APR-2025 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $25.11 Maximum Salary: $31.48 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

Certification in Basic Life Support from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Preferred Qualifications:

One year experience working as a therapy assistant in a rural setting including acute care, ambulatory care and continuing care.

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