Physiotherapist I
Your Opportunity:
Come join the dynamic Calgary Rural Rehabilitation team! This temporary part-time opportunity (4.25 days/wk) will be based out of the High River General Hospital and will be focused on supporting Rehabilitation programming in the facility as well as in the community. The High River Hospital is located 45 minutes south of Calgary and has 30 acute care beds, 50 Long-Term Care beds, and an Emergency Department. The multidisciplinary rehab team consists of 13 staff, supporting the acute and LTC units at the hospital, as well as the emergency department, complex outpatient services, Early Hearing Detection, and home care services for High River and surrounding areas. The successful candidate for this position will primarily support the rehabilitation needs for our acute care patients, but there will be opportunity to support other service areas as well. Reporting to the Rural Allied Health Manager (Adults) the Physiotherapist will work with our existing rehabilitation team to provide integrated rehabilitation services across the continuum of health services. In addition to performing your clinical roles you will be expected to foster effective relationships within the site and across our rehabilitation teams, and at time participate in quality improvement and program development initiatives within the Rural Calgary zone.
Description:
As the Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimum physical function and independence in development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness and functional decline. You will provide intervention (i.e. prevention, triage, screening, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment, management, education, consultation, fostering resourcefulness, case management, referral and transition support to individuals, groups, populations and communities. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. The PT collaborates with patient(s) and families in determining, implementing and evaluating appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich supports and engage in quality improvement; partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to advance services for their clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community; participates in peer mentoring; and supervises students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides and Provisional Physiotherapists.
- Classification: Physiotherapist I
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Acute Care, Long Term Care, Ambulatory, Community
- Primary Location: High River
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.85
- Posting End Date: 26-AUG-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 05-SEP-2025
- Temporary End Date: 08-MAR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8.5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $38.90
- Maximum Salary: $51.80
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program. Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta.
Additional Required Qualifications:Previous experience working with an adult population in an acute care or LTC setting.
Preferred Qualifications:AADL authorizer for small equipment. Experience working in a rural setting. Experience with facilitating group exercise classes. Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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