Therapy Assistant LC

Your Opportunity:

As a Therapy Assistant in the Stroke Early Supported Discharge team you will have the opportunity to be a transdisciplinary professional under the direction of Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapist, Speech-language Pathologist and Social worker both individually and in co-treatment contexts. You will be led by the Team Lead of the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (SESD) Team reporting to the Manager of the SESD team. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including in-person and virtual client care for adults recovering from strokes, as well as non-client service activities such as ordering supplies; preparing treatment media, and other support/clerical duties as required. In this role, you will travel to clients’ homes in the community to provide treatment for client centered goals and must be able to communicate the changing client needs to therapists on a regular basis. 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 the care team. The successful applicant will demonstrate evidence of reflective practice and a strong interest in lifelong learning. The SESD team office is located at the Aberhart Center at the University of Alberta Hospital campus. The University of Alberta Hospital is centrally located in the capital city, the heart of the academic campus, Old Strathcona and the beautiful river valley. We encourage healthy lifestyles by providing secure bike storage, a Light Rail Transit Station, the Pulse Fitness Centre and activities through our ReVitalize Staff Wellness program.

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.