Rehabilitation Assistant

2 months ago

Peterborough, Canada Peterborough Regional Health Centre Full time

**Position**:Rehabilitation Assistant

**Department**:Inpatient Medicine

**Position Status**:Full-Time

**Union**:OPSEU 373

**Number of Positions**:1

**HOURS OF WORK**:
**WHY WORK FOR US**:
Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a state-of-the-art regional hospital with a proud local history extending back over a century. With a capacity of 494 beds, our regional hospital has one of the busiest Emergency Department in Ontario and offers an extensive range of services, including specialized programs in renal, stroke, cardiac, cancer care, and vascular surgery.

We wouldn't be the hospital we are today without the people and nothing is more important to us then our team of dedicated employees. At PRHC, we pride ourselves on creating and maintaining an environment where people are valued, recognized, and treated with respect.

We believe that the best way to support our patients is through our people. We do this by providing our employees with competitive and comprehensive benefit plans, a pension program with matching employer contribution, professional development opportunities, employee and family assistance program, health and wellness programs (gym and yoga memberships, annual wellness fair, travel discounts) and a learning fund for educational development. Exploring new positions, programs, or development initiatives is encouraged as it contributes to your personal and professional growth. PRHC supports and encourages you to pursue whatever path you choose.

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**:
Under the direction, supervision and collaboration with the Seniors Care team, Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist, the rehabilitation assistant for the Assess and Restore+ program will be supporting admitted patients who have been identified in the Emergency Department as requiring a short stay admission who would benefit from goal-focused discharge planning. Patients supported are identified by the OT, PT and GEM Nurse in the Emergency Department and include referred older adults (75+ years of age) who are anticipated to have a short stay admission and require assistance with the navigation of health care services to foster a successful discharge back to the community.

**WHAT YOU’LL BRING**:

- Completion of a recognized Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Diploma program or equivalent education and demonstrated practice
- Recent relevant experience in the areas of both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
- Recent experience in an acute care setting is considered an asset
- Experience in delivery of both individual and group therapy

**WHO YOU ARE**:

- Knowledge and experience in seniors care.
- Ability to be a strong patient advocate.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with staff, physicians and patients/families/caregivers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Awareness of availability and access to community resources
- Superior organizational skills to meet workload demands
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible to meet client needs
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or in a group as a team member
- Demonstrated awareness of precautions/contraindications to active treatment

**OUR COMMITMENT**:
At PRHC, we take great pride in maintaining an inclusive culture of respect and a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. We do this because we understand that bringing different perspectives and backgrounds to the fulfillment of our mission, vision and values makes us better.

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity at PRHC. If you are selected to move forward in the recruitment process, you will be contacted by a member of the Talent Acquisition team.

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