Therapy Assistant LC

Reporting to the Long-Term Care Manager and under the clinical direction of the Recreation Therapists, the Recreation Therapy Assistant supports therapeutic recreation services in a Continuing Care setting. This position is based out of the High River General Hospital.

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.

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

Effective communication techniques and ability to establish rapport and effective and supportive relationships with residents, family and staff.

Therapeutic Recreation specific education. Experience within the last three years in a long-term care department. Experience within the last three years working as a recreation therapy assistant. Class 4 driver's license for residents outings. Experience in the management of Dementia Syndrome.