Therapy Assistant

Your Opportunity:
Drayton Valley is a vibrant town in Central Alberta, situated between the North Saskatchewan and Pembina Rivers of Brazeau County. The area is known for its vast oil fields and beautiful wilderness areas and boasts many services and recreation opportunities. Enjoy ice hockey, ringette, curling, soccer, baseball, and rodeos at the Drayton Valley Omni plex Sports Centre. A public swimming pool, a ski hill, a bowling alley, and the Drayton Valley Golf and Country Club are just some of the available recreation opportunities. With a population of just over 7000 people, Drayton Valley is a 133 km drive from the nearest large urban centre (Edmonton). As a Therapy Assistant you will perform safe and effective patient treatment interventions for individuals under the direction of the Occupational & Physiotherapist in Long Term Care. You may be involved in assisting in various interventions including exercise and mobility programs, provision of mobility aids, ADL training, therapeutic transfers, equipment maintenance and inspection. Other duties include scheduling appointments, equipment ordering and provision, inventory cleaning and maintenance, ordering supplies, and preparing treatment areas. This position will consist of primarily physical therapy interventions, although some occupational therapy duties are also required.

Description:
As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.
- **Classification**:Therapy Assistant
- ** Union**:HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- ** Unit and Program**:Long Term Care
- ** Primary Location**:Drayton Valley Hospital
- ** Location Details**:As Per Location
- ** Multi-Site**:Not Applicable
- ** FTE**:1.00
- ** Posting End Date**:15-JUL-2025
- ** Employee Class**:Regular Full Time
- ** Date Available**:05-AUG-2025
- ** Hours per Shift**:7.75
- ** Length of Shift in weeks**:2
- ** Shifts per cycle**:10
- ** Shift Pattern**:Days
- ** Days Off**:Saturday/Sunday
- ** Minimum Salary**:$25.11
- ** Maximum Salary**:$31.48
- ** Vehicle Requirement**:Not Applicable

**Required Qualifications**:
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

**Additional Required Qualifications**:
Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Equivalent related education for Physical Therapy may be considered.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
As Required.