PHYSIOTHERAPIST / PHYSIOTHERAPIST GRADUATE

Full Time

Ocean View Continuing Care Centre in Eastern Passage, NS, Canada

The Birches in Musquodoboit Harbor, NS, Canada

Facility: Ocean View Continuing Care Centre & The Birches Nursing Home
Locations: Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia and Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia
Job Category: Physiotherapist (PT)
Position Available: Full-Time 1.0 FTE

Facility Description:

Ocean View and The Birches are Registered Charities that work together to share services to best meet the needs of the residents. Ocean View and The Birches have 171 and 42 long term care beds respectively.

Job Summary:

The Physiotherapist reports to the Director of Life Enrichment and as a member of a clinical team, the physiotherapist oversees the delivery of physiotherapy services to seniors living in long term care. The physiotherapist assesses, develops treatment plans, collaborates with colleagues to determine care plan goals, oversees the physiotherapy team effectiveness, delegates and shares responsibilities with PTAs. The physiotherapist regularly educates long term care staff, residents and family members in several areas including falls management, safe resident handling and mobility. Effective leadership in a multidisciplinary team is a requirement of this position as the physiotherapist co-chairs the Falls Prevention and Safe Resident Handling & Mobility Committees.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or acceptable equivalent from a recognized school of Physiotherapy
• Nova Scotia Physioterapy License in Good Standing with the Nova Scotia College or Physiotherapists
• Previous experience in assessment and treatment planning in in-patient acute care, geriatrics and/or long term care
• Thorough knowledge of Physiotherapy practice, with an interest in continuous quality improvement in long term care
• Strong resident-centered and quality focus
• Knowledge regarding Falls Risk, Management & Assessment for those at high risk
• Demonstrated leadership abilities, planning, organization and time management skills
• Experience providing training/education is an asset
• Computer proficiency with MS Office Suite especially Excel
• Demonstrated accountability, collaboration and teamwork skills

We Offer:

• Free on-site parking
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Life insurance, Extended Health & Dental Benefits
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• A supportive interdisciplinary work environment
• Professional growth development through internal and external training and education
• Leadership development

Salary: Commensurate with experience. $7500 sign on bonus.

Hours of Work: The regular hours of work for this position are intended to be 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. The PT works 4 days per week at Ocean View and 1 day per week at The Birches. Given the scope and responsibility of the role, there may be a need to flex hours outside this range.

Please be aware that Ocean View and The Birches are pet friendly environment that is home to cats.

Please direct all applications to:
Human Resources
Email: hr@oceanv.ca
Or Fax to: 902-465-4929