Therapy Assistant - St. Albert, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

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St. Albert, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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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: Occupational Therapy
Hand Clinic and Physiotherapy Inpatients
Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.

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Posting End Date: 23-MAY-2023

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 05-JUN-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 8
Shifts per cycle: 40
Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
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:

Minimum of 1 year experience working as a PTA or OTA in acute care. New Grad Experience may be considered with recent practicums in acute care. Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) required. Current certification in Its Your Move Safe Patient Handling. Basic computer skills required. Experience working with a variety of adult population, including Geriatrics. Ability to prioritize and organize workload with mínimal direct supervision and incorporate creative problem solving is required. Effective written, verbal, communication, and computer skills are required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Connect Care training and experience is an asset. 3 months experience with preparation of splinting materials, assisting with fabrication of splints for the upper extremity an asset. Independence with carrying out upper or lower extremity therapy programs assigned by the OT or PT preferred.