Therapy Assistant - Lethbridge, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Description

Your Opportunity:

You will report to a talented team of Speech Language Pathologists in Southwest Alberta You will also get to collaborate with other knowledgeable and experienced Therapy Assistants in this department.

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.

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

Keen interest and desire to work with adults with communication and swallowing disorders is required. Excellent, supportive and respectful interpersonal relationships with clients and team members/colleagues is required. Proven and consistent, solution focused, positive communication and collaboration with clients and all team members is also required.

As required.