Ota/ Pta

**Job Description**:
NON UNION | OTA/PTA | 3A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE UNIT

**Position**:Occupational Therapy Assistant/Physiotherapy Assistant

**Dept/Health System**:3A Comprehensive Stroke Unit

**Posting ID**:2024-39089

**Role/Level**:Allied Health (AH06.1) - $35.19-$39.50 per hour

**Status**:Temporary Full Time (x1) - approx. 6-12 months

**Site**: Mississauga Hospital

**Shift**: Days, 8-hour shifts

**Posted**:September 12th, 2024

**Internal Deadline**:September 19th, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission**:A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community**

Our Values**:Compassion, Excellence, Courage**

Our Goals**:Quality, Access, Sustainability**

Our Enablers**:People, Education, Innovation, Research**

**Department/Unit Summary**:
3A CSU is a Regional Integrated Stroke Unit that provides acute and rehab care to stroke patients. Our staff provide lifesaving treatment (TPA and EVT (mechanical clot retrieval)) for those afflicted with stroke. 3A is a 52 bed Unit (32 acute beds and 20 rehab beds). As a Regional Stroke Centre we receive stroke bypass from the following hospitals: CVH, Etobicoke, Brampton, Oakville, Georgetown, Milton, Orangeville, Humber and St. Joseph.

3A CSU is supported by an inter-disciplinary team of RNs and RPNs, CQCL, Charge Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, OTA/PTA, Speech Language Pathologists, Discharge Planners, Dieticians, 3 Stroke Internists, Subacute hospitalists and a Neurologist. In partnership with the West GTA Stroke Network, the team provides exceptional, patient-centred care in a collaborative and integrated manner. As a part of an academic centre, our team participates in ongoing research, quality improvement and professional development initiatives.

**Key Qualifications**:

- Certificate from both an Occupational Therapist Assistant Program and the Physiotherapist Assistant Program
- OTA experience in Neuro and/or Stroke rehabilitation is an asset
- Current BCLS and evidence of continuing education is required
- Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional with demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members, to exercise good judgment, critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Demonstrates effective interpersonal, organizational, communication and documentation skills
- A positive work and attendance record is essential

**Position Summary**:

- As an active member of a multidisciplinary team, the dual trained OTA/PTA provides client-centered clinical care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of a Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist
- Provides goal-oriented treatment interventions, patient/family education and support to address physical, emotional and self-care needs as assigned
- Provides timely and astute information to relevant team members about patient’s performance
- The ability to perform as a coach/mentor and to use sound critical thinking skills is key to achieving patient outcomes and to facilitating team function
- Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation
- Supervise activities of OTA/PTA students, volunteers and co-op students as assigned- Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant._- In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._
- All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act._
- Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act._

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