Therapy Assistant - Edmonton, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

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: Rehabilitation Services
Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.

60

Posting End Date: 09-JAN-2023

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 16-JAN-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 6
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $24.62
Maximum Salary: $30.86
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:

Two year Diploma from an approved Physical Therapy Assistant/Occupational Therapy Assistant program is required.

Experience working as 2 or more of the following:
PT assistant, OT assistant, SLP assistant, or Rec. T Assistant is required. Recent experience working in an adult in-patient acute care setting is required. Demonstration of strong clinical reasoning and judgment is required. Experience working in a collaborative interdisciplinary team is required. Heart and stroke CPR (BCLS-HCP) certification is required. An excellent attendance record, reliability and personal suitability must be demonstrated through your employment references.

Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs, assist in moving/transferring patients and tolerate wearing lead vest for videofluoroscopic studies.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.