Physio. Assistant

**Posted Date**:
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- 2/13/2023**Closing Date**:
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- 2/20/2023**Functional Discipline**:
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- Rehabilitation- Job Posting #:203776
- Position Available:Physiotherapy Assistant
- Status: Regular Part-Time (0.1 FTE) -this position falls under the PT Collective Agreement
- Department: Allied Health - Physiotherapy
- Union: C.U.P.E.
- Shifts: Days
- Rate of Pay:$25.73- $26.79- ABOUT JOSEPH BRANT HOSPITAL:

- Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) is a full-service community teaching hospital located in the growing and thriving community of Burlington, Ontario, serving more than 185,000 residents in Halton, Hamilton, Waterdown, Flamborough, Milton and Stoney Creek. It is honoured to be recognized as one of Hamilton Niagara's Top Employers for eight (8) consecutive years, with a skilled staff of 194 physicians, 1,911 full
- and part-time staff and more than 700 volunteers.
- JBH is a Clinical Education site in conjunction with McMaster University, and designated as an Academic Community Teaching Hospital. Its expanded campus includes the state-of-art Michael Lee-Chin & Family Patient Tower, featuring a new Emergency Department, 172 acute inpatient beds, 9 new Operating Rooms and post-anaesthetic care unit to support expanded medical, surgical and outpatient services. JBH is also a partner member of the Burlington Ontario Health Team.- RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead group based exercise classes
- Efficient and timely documentation
- Facilitation of functional mobility
- Flexibility and ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ongoing communication & collaboration in a fast paced ambulatory clinic
- Other activities to enhance rehabilitation and independence
- Maintenance & cleaning of equipment
- Solid understanding of the PTA scope of practice

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Qualified applicants must be a graduate of an accredited OTA/PTA program and possess an Occupational Therapy Assistant / Physiotherapy Assistant Diploma.
- Excellent knowledge of orthopaedic, neurological and geriatric conditions
- High level of organizational and time management skills and supervised practice in a clinic and/or hospital setting
- Demonstrated reliable attendance, punctuality and availability.- Any information obtained during the recruitment process will be used for employment recruitment only, and not for any other purpose.
- At Joseph Brant Hospital, we are committed to diversity and inclusion as we continue and expand our efforts to become a more inclusive, safe and respectful place for everyone to visit, work and receive care. HR will accommodate any needs under the Ontario Human Right Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Recruitment processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested.