Rehabilitation Assistant

5 months ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:162858**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building - QEII**
**Department**:OPCZ Senior's Portable OT**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly PT** (**50%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:16-May-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**:
**About the Opportunity**:
Under the direction of the manager, and under the supervision of the registered Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist, the Rehabilitation Assistant, as an active member of the patient care team, works with individuals, families and groups to help educate and promote movement, occupation, function. Working collaboratively with their team, the Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for the safe and proficient delivery of activities that have been assigned by the physiotherapist/occupational therapists 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 rehab programs and services. The Rehabilitation Assistant also checks and cleans equipment, maintains treatment and storage areas and orders necessary supplies.

**This position is classified as a Rehabilitation Assistant. The scope of work will lean slightly towards the occupational therapy responsibilities more.**

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

- Grade 12 or GED
- Completion of an accredited Rehabilitation Assistant Program (which includes both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy components)
- Experience with ADL practice is considered an asset
- Experience with seating and wheelchair equipment is considered an asset
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- 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
- Previous experience dealing with elderly and physically and/or cognitively impaired patients is an asset
- Experience working frail older adults considered an asset
- Experience working with people who have dementia and cognitive impairment considered an asset
- Knowledge of proper body mechanics
- Demonstrate basic computer skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

**A skill test will be included as part of the selection process**

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Part-time (50%) Position; 37.5 Hours Bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$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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