Rehabilitation Assistant

**Mount St. Mary Hospital**

**POSITION TITLE: Rehabilitation Assistant**

**BARGAINING UNIT: HEABC - Facilities**

**DEPARTMENT: Resident Care**

**REPORTS TO: Director of Resident Care**

**CLASSIFICATION RATE: Grid Level 28**

**Job Summary**:
The Rehabilitation Assistant plays a critical role to the quality of life for residents in long term care at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Under the clinical direction of the occupational therapist; performs therapeutic treatment as part of an approved rehabilitative treatment plan/program; assists therapist in monitoring therapeutic plans and client’s response to the treatment plan.

**Duties**:

- Provides support to clients by implementing treatments and techniques such as therapeutic exercise, functional skills training in activities of daily living, safety training, physical tests such as Berg Balance test, Timed Up and Go test, and/or speech related tests, electro-physical agents, hydrotherapy, thermal and mechanical modalities, cardio-respiratory and neuromotor techniques, mobility training including the use of gait aids and devices, cognitive retraining, language and communication therapy.
- Observes, reports and documents cognitive and functional changes in client status; progresses and/or regresses treatment within parameters established by the therapist and reports adverse reactions. Provides input regarding client needs, performance, progress, and recommends changes to rehabilitation plans, physical environment and procedures; adapts equipment and environment as necessary.
- Assists in the fabrication and modification of splints, seating and exercise devices, mobility and Assistive devices. Demonstrates, sets up and adapts equipment and/or devices such as augmentative and alternative communication devices. Provides instruction and guidance to clients and families in the use, care and troubleshooting of assistive equipment and devices.
- Prepares materials and activities for therapy sessions and identifies environmental factors that may interfere with treatment plan; orients clients and provides information about relevant service policies. Sets up and cleans equipment and space. Maintains inventories of related supplies.
- Informs families, community volunteers and recreation program staff about clients’ functional abilities, safety precautions and risk factors.
- Identifies available social, economic, recreational and educational resources for clients and families by liaising with community organizations to obtain program information as requested.
- Performs other related duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:
**Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**:

- Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients
- Ability to operate related equipment, including computer software programs
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position

**Required Training and Experience**:

- Recent, related experience in a long term care setting.
- Grade 12
- Completion of the Rehabilitation Assistant Program from a post secondary institution
- Recent, related experience of one (1) year

Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Or other Qualifications determined to be reasonable and relevant to the level of work

**Salary**: $31.41 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Victoria, BC V8V 5A9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person