Rehabilitation Assistant

1 week ago


Bridgewater, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:191306**
**Location**:Western** Zone, **South Shore Regional Hospital**
**Department**:OPWZ Physiotherapy SSRH**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%**) x **1**
**CUPE** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:19-Nov-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.

**About the Opportunity**:
Under the direction of the Manager, and under the supervision of therapists, the Rehabilitation Assistant works with individuals, families, and groups to promote movement, occupation, and function. Working collaboratively with their team, the Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for the safe and proficient delivery of interventions that have been assigned by therapists. The Rehabilitation Assistant also checks and cleans equipment, maintains treatment and storage areas, and may order necessary supplies. The successful applicant may be required to provide services anywhere within the Rehabilitation Services portfolio and to other sites as deemed operationally necessary.

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

- Grade 12 or GED
- Rehabilitation Assistant Program (which includes both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy components)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Ability to communicate well with both patients and their families and staff
- Good interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively with team members
- Organizational ability to complete assigned work and manage changing staffing and caseload levels
- Knowledge of proper body mechanics
- Demonstrate basic computer skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Access to reliable transportation

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full-Time; 75 Hours Biweekly

**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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