Physiotherapy Assistant

6 months ago

Dartmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:168145**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Dartmouth General Hospital**
**Department**:OPCZ DGH & TA's**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x 1 position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:21-Mar-24**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**Recruitment Incentives**:
**Responsibilities**:
Under the direction of the Program Manager and under the supervision of the registered Physiotherapist, the Physiotherapy Assistant, as an active member of the patient care team, works with individuals, families and groups to help educate and promote movement, function and activity. Physiotherapy Assistants are responsible for the safe and proficient delivery of activities that have been assigned by the physiotherapist for patients coping with temporary or permanent limitations in movement and daily function. They enable clients to meet their expected outcomes by contributing to the implementation and to the modification of physiotherapy programs and services. The Physiotherapy Assistant also checks and cleans equipment and maintains treatment and storage areas.

The Physiotherapy Assistant may be required to provide services throughout the Rehabilitation and Supportive Care Services portfolio within a 7-day service.

**Qualifications**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Grade XII plus graduation from a recognized Community College Physiotherapy Assistant/Rehabilitation Assistant program
- Previous experience in an inpatient setting considered an asset
- Must be qualified in CPR
- Previous experience with orthopedic population considered an asset
- Previous experience with modalities considered an asset
- Previous experience dealing with physically and/or cognitively impaired patients an asset
- Basic knowledge of Medical Terminology preferred
- Demonstrated ability to communicate well with both patients/families and staff
- Must be co-operative and possess good interpersonal skills to be able to work with physiotherapy team members
- Organizational ability to complete assigned work and manage changing staffing and caseload levels
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Successful external applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment

**Hours of Work**:

- Permanent, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$22.84 - $25.95 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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