Physiotherapy Assistant - Newmarket, Canada - Walk It Off Spinal Cord Wellness Centre Inc.
Walk It Off Spinal Cord Wellness Centre Inc.
Newmarket, Canada
Verified Company
1 week ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 34 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: Will train
Work setting:
- Rehabilitation centre and special health institution
- Sports therapy
Tasks:
- Assist during assessment of patients and carry out treatment programs and develop materials for use with patients
- Carry out treatment programs, under the direction of physiotherapists and/or occupational therapists, to rehabilitate patients with various injuries or disabilities
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Perform various administrative functions
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Supervise technical and support staff
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Position patients for treatments by chiropractor or machine
- Perform general clerical duties
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Maintain supplies
- Maintain clinical and progress reports
- Confer with other health professionals
- Assist health care professionals
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Record vital signs
- Teach and/or supervise exercises to patients
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- CPR Certificate
Specialization in family practice:
- Manipulative therapy
Area of specialization:
- Physiotherapy
- Neurology
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fastpaced environment
- Manual dexterity
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Walking
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Dependability
- Punctuality
Screening questions:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Financial benefits:
- Bonus
Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Parking available
