Registered Kinesiologist
4 weeks ago
The Kinesiologist will provide customized and tailored exercise prescription guidance and physical activity recommendations based on resident-centered goals through one-on-one consultation and devise an appropriate follow-up plan within an interdisciplinary team.
Job Duties:
- Participate in assessing and prioritizing referrals, ensuring resident(s) meet the criteria to receive
treatment and services. - Perform and document general fitness, functional assessments and cognitive and/or exercise program progress notes for resident’s.
- Facilitate education sessions such as lift & transfer, body mechanics, active living.
- In collaboration with the physiotherapist, identify and refer complex cases to the physiotherapist for intake, assessment intervention consultation.
- Develop and facilitate cognitive and/or exercise programs; conduct and document pre and post-program functional and performance assessments.
- Effectively engage residents in participating in their rehabilitation; collaborate with the residents to identify priorities, short-term and long-term goals.
- Participate in clinical huddles, identify and refer to appropriate clinical services and communicate client goals and plan of care within an inter-professional team.
- Conduct self within the legal/ethical/professional obligations and requirements as set out from the College of Kinesiologists.
- Prepare quarterly reports and monitor daily statistical data to ensure statistics are reported to the Ministry of Health in a timely fashion.
- Registered Kinesiologist (Recognized member with the Ontario Kinesiology Association) and in good standing.
- Excellent multi-tasking skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
- Ability to communicate well with the elderly, Physiotherapists/Healthcare Professionals, and teammates.
- Experience working in a Long Term Care or Retirement home would be a definite asset.
- Current police check for the Vulnerable Sector is required.
- Valid TB Test and/or Chest X-Ray is required.
We appreciate all applications, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. (No Phone Calls).
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