Therapy Assistant - Red Deer, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

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Red Deer, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

As a Therapy Assistant you will perform safe and effective patient treatment activities for individuals under the direction of the Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech Language Pathologist, and Recreation Therapist.

You will be involved in assisting in various interventions including strengthening and mobility programs, provision of mobility aids, ADL training, therapeutic transfers, equipment maintenance and inspection.

Other duties include equipment ordering and provision, inventory cleaning and maintenance, ordering supplies, and preparing treatment areas.

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: Supportive Living
Primary Location: Red Deer Bremner Ave Comm Hlth
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.

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Posting End Date: 22-JUN-2023

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 31-JUL-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $25.11
Maximum Salary: $31.48
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

Heart & Stroke:
Basic Cardiac Life Support - Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.