Therapy Assistant

Your Opportunity:

The successful candidate will provide Therapy Assistant support under the direct supervision of the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist in Coaldale and Picture Butte. Services are provided across the continuum of adult heath care services where you will be attending to clients in homes, lodges, supportive living and long-term care. You must be self-directed and able to work and independently, demonstrate excellent time management and prioritization skills. Effective communication with a patient and family centered focus is a necessity for this role. We provide learning opportunities through education events as well supporting ongoing professional growth and quality improvement initiatives.

Description:

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.