Your Opportunity:

You will have the opportunity to work at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Western Canada’s biggest and busiest hospital, providing specialized care to a diverse population from a catchment area that includes 1/3 of Canada’s land mass. As a teaching hospital, the Royal Alexandra Hospital embraces continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Over 500,000 patients per year receive expert care from programs including: Level 2 Trauma/ICU, Accredited Stroke, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, CK Hui Heart Centre, Cardiac ICU, Lois Hole Hospital for Women, Indigenous Health Program, many other inpatient and outpatient clinical areas. Our Rehabilitation Department is proud to be an integral part of the highly specialized care that is provided here. New staff members have access to a robust orientation and mentorship program including demonstration of skills with a buddy, and attendance to in-services on clinically relevant topics. Ongoing professional development is promoted through professional practice lead events, participation in quality improvement initiatives, opportunities to rotate through other service areas, and support of students. Our department includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Recreation Therapists, Speech-Language Pathologists and Therapy Assistants. We endeavor to create a climate of safety and inclusivity where we support one another to reach our goals, and work as a team to provide the highest level of care to our patients. You will assist in providing comprehensive service for patients implementing evidence based, client-centered practice based on therapeutic recreation standards of practice. You will work on both a surgical and medical services in providing both group and 1 on 1 recreation interventions under the direction of a Recreation Therapist.

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.