Physiotherapist II

Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Physiotherapist II in Bonnyville/Elk Point with Alberta Health Services. This position is suitable for an individual who has a passion for providing patient and family centered care in a well-developed and long-standing interdisciplinary team with great opportunities for mentorship and growth. This position based at the Bonnyville Community Health Services Site provides homecare physiotherapy services to the communities of Bonnyville, Elk Point and surrounding areas. Alberta Health Services is guided by our values, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety, to provide excellent patient and family centred care for all Albertans. The same values will guide you making day-to-day decisions in the best interest of providing assessment and care.

Description:

As a Physiotherapist II, you will provide coordination of physiotherapy and other allied health clinical services. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. You will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure physiotherapy practice is evidence based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be coordinating the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will participate in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will make decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow, caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers.AHS is dedicated to supporting our Physiotherapists in their practice area and expanding their skillsets regardless of location. All AHS Physiotherapists have access to a list of experienced clinicians across the province and are able to tap into this resource via email, phone and virtual meetings. As we transition to our Provincial Electronic Medical Record (Connect Care) you will also be able to share patient information real time with these senior clinicians to assist you in providing high quality care.

Master's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program or bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible registration and practice permit with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta.

Certification in Basic Life Support - Healthcare Provider from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.

A minimum of one year of clinical experience in a rural generalist position or as a homecare physiotherapist and AADL Authorizer status would be assets to this position.