Therapy Assistant

This rural generalist Therapy Assistant position supports services in physiotherapy and occupational therapy at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre working in the sectors of acute care, ambulatory outpatients and continuing care. This position may support the occupational therapy or physical therapy departments at the multi-site location of Cold Lake Community Health Services.

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.

Certification in Basic Life Support from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

One year experience working as a therapy assistant in a rural setting including acute care, ambulatory care and continuing care.