Physiotherapist | Acute
Interior Health Authority
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Kelowna, BC
Contract type: Full time
Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) has an immediate permanent full-time Physiotherapist opening.
The physiotherapist in this position works in acute care at KGH with a focus on critical and surgical care but may be floated to other acute areas depending on operational need. This position involves working one in every 5 weekends, covering multiple acute units. Shift times will be 08:00 to 16:30, 08:30 to 16:30, 07:30 to 15:30.
What We Offer
Physiotherapists play a crucial part in providing assessment, treatment planning and implementation, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription and education to patients and/or their caregivers. Operating within a client-centered approach and as an essential member of our interdisciplinary team, you make a substantial contribution to promote functional independence and enable patients to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes. This position will focus on in-patient rehabilitation.
KGH is a tertiary referral hospital and offers high-level, specialty medical care including 24-hour emergency and trauma services, ambulatory and outpatient clinics, and diagnostic/paramedical services. Specialty services include adult and adolescent psychiatry, outpatient nutrition, patient care quality officers, and cardiac surgery.
About Us
We are committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work-life balance are promoted within the team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in our region.
About this location:
Kelowna’s sunny weather, spectacular scenery, lakes, canyons and many attractions are the perfect combination for those who enjoy an active lifestyle and an urban setting. Kelowna residents and visitors enjoy a vibrant cultural life including a professional symphony, annual festivals, and art exhibits. Golf courses, orchards, pristine lakes and numerous surrounding vineyards make Kelowna (and nearby West Kelowna and Winfield/Lake Country) a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. World-class skiing and snowboarding is only a short drive away at Big White – where Canada’s largest ski-in/ski-out village offers a host of winter activities, dining and shopping.
The physiotherapist in this position works in acute care at KGH with a focus on critical and surgical care but may be floated to other acute areas depending on operational need. This position involves working one in every 5 weekends, covering multiple acute units. Shift times will be 08:00 to 16:30, 08:30 to 16:30, 07:30 to 15:30.
What We Offer
- Recognition of previous experience in determining starting salary
- Competitive pay and shift premiums
- Generous relocation assistance for eligible positions
- Employer-paid vacation starting at 4 weeks
- Employer-paid insurance, health, dental and wellness benefits
- Defined Benefit Pension
- Education and development opportunities
Physiotherapists play a crucial part in providing assessment, treatment planning and implementation, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription and education to patients and/or their caregivers. Operating within a client-centered approach and as an essential member of our interdisciplinary team, you make a substantial contribution to promote functional independence and enable patients to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes. This position will focus on in-patient rehabilitation.
KGH is a tertiary referral hospital and offers high-level, specialty medical care including 24-hour emergency and trauma services, ambulatory and outpatient clinics, and diagnostic/paramedical services. Specialty services include adult and adolescent psychiatry, outpatient nutrition, patient care quality officers, and cardiac surgery.
About Us
We are committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work-life balance are promoted within the team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in our region.
About this location:
Kelowna’s sunny weather, spectacular scenery, lakes, canyons and many attractions are the perfect combination for those who enjoy an active lifestyle and an urban setting. Kelowna residents and visitors enjoy a vibrant cultural life including a professional symphony, annual festivals, and art exhibits. Golf courses, orchards, pristine lakes and numerous surrounding vineyards make Kelowna (and nearby West Kelowna and Winfield/Lake Country) a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. World-class skiing and snowboarding is only a short drive away at Big White – where Canada’s largest ski-in/ski-out village offers a host of winter activities, dining and shopping.
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