Therapy Assistant Job at Alberta Health Services
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This position supports OT PT and Recreation at the Daysland Health Centre acute care and rehab unit 2 days per week. It also supports OT and PT at the Hardisty Health Centre Long Term Care and PT outpatients 3 days per week.
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
- Unit and Program: Long Term Care and PT OP
- Primary Location: Hardisty Health/MentalHlth Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Multisite
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 30-DEC-2022
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 23-JAN-2023
- Temporary End Date: 16-FEB-2024
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 1
- Shifts per cycle: 5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $24.62
- Maximum Salary: $30.86
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes OT or PT assistant training.
Preferred Qualifications:Physically able to perform the duties required of the position. Superior communication skills demonstrating ability to give and receive instructions, communicate observations and work within a team environment. Must demonstrate good organizational and time management skills. Basic computer skills required. Must be physically capable of lifting and transferring patients and equipment. Ability to manage multiple tasks.
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