Open-affiliation - Parry Sound

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, team environment and are looking for a rewarding career opportunity, you are encouraged to view the full job description on the HSN Careers Website.

We offer competitive salary and vacation, extended health and dental benefits, a pension plan through HOOPP and relocation allowance to assist with moving expenses.

**KEY FUNCTION**:
Provide specialized assessment, treatment, and intervention for older adults with multiple complex health needs and provide resources for professionals and caregivers in Northern Ontario.

**REPORTING**:
Under the general direction of the Clinical Manager, Regional Outpatient and Outreach Geriatric Medicine Service.
- **DUTIES**:

- Administer and perform comprehensive geriatric assessments.
- Analyse and synthesize findings from in home geriatric assessment into a comprehensive clinical report identifying client’s priority needs and relevant treatment options designed to optimize their independence.
- Treat patients to optimize functional independence and physical performance promoting optimal mobility, physical activity and overall health and wellness.
- Rehabilitate injury and the effects of disease/disability by implementing therapeutic exercise programs and other interventions.
- Monitor medication effects on mobility/physical function.
- Prescribe mobility devices.
- Review and prioritize all incoming referrals.
- Manage outreach clinic; support partners in care and provide education and capacity building for health care providers regarding geriatrics.
- Create, implement, and deliver education to medical professionals, nurses, and physicians across the geriatric continuum of care.
- Support the Geriatric Medicine Follow-up Clinic using the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; present findings to physicians.
- Develop, implement and evaluate speciality programs (e.g. bone health and continence).
- Educate client and family in coping strategies, decision-making, and utilization of personal and community resources, and make referrals to community resources as required.
- Collaborate with clients, families, interprofessional team members, and community partners throughout the therapy process and advocate to ensure client needs are met.
- Complete joint interdisciplinary home visits as required.
- Document assessment in the patient’s medical chart, clinical impression, and all related physiotherapy intervention and patient outcomes; maintain an accepted standard of documentation for quality assurance as outlined by HSN policies and the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (CPO).
- Maintain relevant statistical information.
- Develop and implement clinical procedures.
- Supervise student placements.
- Determine and align improvement projects with HSN’s Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
- Evaluate patient care and satisfaction on an ongoing basis and formulate solutions for improvement.
- Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety and Physiotherapy practice legislation, standards and guidelines.
- Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
- Represent the department or program on various committees and in meetings as required.
- Perform other duties as required.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**EDUCATION AND TRAINING**:

- Minimum of a four (4) year Bachelor’s degree in health related field (e.g. Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)) from an accredited university.
- Current Certificate of Registration in good standing with a regulatory college (e.g. CPO, College of Nurses, College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Occupational Therapist).
- Successful completion of the Geriatric Assessor training course,Core Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program, and the P.I.E.C.E.S. Training program are required.
- Certification as an Assistive Devices Program (ADP) authorizer is preferred.
- Ministry of Labour “Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps” training certificate is required.

**EXPERIENCE**:
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working within HSN’s Specialized Geriatric Services and completing assessment and treatment guided by the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.

**KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of health assessment, medications, and telemedicine procedures.
- Demonstrated knowledge of health assessment tools (e.g. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Clock Drawing Test, Phonemic/Semantic Fluency, Trails Making Test, Geriatric Depression Scale, and Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia).
- Demonstrated knowledge of mobilizing community health resources and enhancing continuum of care.
- Demonstrated knowledge of education curriculum development, implementation and evaluation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Ind