Rehabilitation Assistant

Bargaining Unit: - OPSEU- Competition #: - OPS24-049- Job Type: - Full Time- Department: - Physiotherapy- Hours of Work: - variable- Date Posted: - September 5, 2024- Job Number: - J0924-0038- Number of Positions: - 1- Length of Position: - Permanent- Closing Date: - September 12, 2024 At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services. Our purpose statement, "Health through partnership, Caring with kindness," is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive. The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy. Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives. **Qualifications**: - Graduate of recognized Community College Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy diploma program or Rehab Assistant Diploma Program required **Skill, Ability and Experience**: - Basic proficiency in the use of computers required - Previous experience in a Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy department preferred **Principal Duties**: - Assume an assigned caseload and instruct/supervise individual and group patient treatment programs under the supervision of a Physiotherapist and/or Occupational Therapist - Communicate significant changes in patient condition to the Physiotherapist and/or Occupational Therapist - Record patient care statistics as required - Supervise patients in self-care and mobility techniques using appropriate mobility aids and assistive devices. - Maintain ongoing tidiness and hygiene of the Therapy Services Department - Rotate into any patient care area as required by the Physiotherapist and/or Occupational Therapist - Participates in unit/department and Hospital Quality Improvement initiatives - Completes continuing education requirements as necessary - Other related duties as assigned Successful applicant will be considered a multisite employee Selection will be made on the basis of skill, ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 21.01 of the OPSEU Collective Agreement We thank you in advance for your interest in Bluewater Health, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Bluewater Health policy, offers of employment to prospective employees are conditional upon the successful completion and disclosure of a Police Records/Vulnerable Sector Check.