Therapy Assistant - Calgary, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

Reporting to the Unit Manager for the Early Supported Discharge team, the Therapy Assistant works within an inter-professional team to assess and provide treatment to achieve rehabilitation goals from their specific therapy area.

As appropriate, they will also incorporate a transdisciplinary approach to rehabilitation goals relating to other therapy professions. This position provides direct and indirect client care activities under the direction of a licensed professional (e.g. Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech-Language Pathologist, Recreation Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Nurse).

Assessment and intervention are provided in community settings, primarily in the patient's home, but at times also in other contextually and goal appropriate environments.

The focus of intervention is heavily function-based at the activity and participation levels, while also treating the underlying impairments.

As such, this position offers the opportunity to be very flexible, adaptive, and innovative in a client and family cantered approach to rehabilitation.

The position also includes non-client care activities to support team operations.

The Early Supported Discharge Team is connected to many other stakeholders including allied health and nursing staff, coordinators, and physicians along the continuum of care.

Resume must be attached to be considered for an interview.

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: Early Supported Discharge Program
Primary Location: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.

80

Posting End Date: 21-AUG-2023

Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits

Date Available: 31-AUG-2023

Temporary End Date: 21-OCT-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 8
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:

Experience working with adult clients/families affected by stroke and/or brain injury within the last 5 years. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated excellent organizational and time management skills. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within the scope of a TA, as would be required in community rehabilitation. Demonstrated initiative, analytical thinking, and conflict resolution skills. Able to provide timely information to the professionals assigning therapy tasks and / or service components. Demonstrated ability to function effectively within a client and family centered team of health care professionals and support staff. Advanced computer skills including the use of Microsoft office and SCM is required. Demonstrated continuing education in stroke and / or brain injury rehabilitation. Able to provide timely information to the professionals assigning therapy tasks and / or service components. Physically able to perform all assigned tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum 3 years experience in adult brain injury and/or stroke rehabilitation within the last 5 years.

Recent experience in adult brain injury or stroke community rehabilitation (e.g., Early Supported Discharge model of care), with occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech-language pathology, and recreational therapy interventions is preferred.