Therapy Assistant - Rehabilitation Oncology

🔍 North Zone, Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie Cancer Centre

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📁: Occupational Therapy/Physio

📅   : ALB00233511 Requisition #

📅   : Sep 24, 2021 Post Date

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Classification: Therapy Assistant

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Department: Physiotherapy

Primary Location: Grande Prairie Cancer Centre

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.50

Posting End Date: 11-OCT-2021

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 15-NOV-2021

Hours per Shift: 6.5

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 6

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $24.08

Maximum Salary: $30.18

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Active Heart and Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS) certification It’s Your Move Patient Handling annual certification Lymphedema experience or certification Diploma from Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant Program - including Physiotherapy Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant and Speech Language Pathology Assistant Minimum one (1) year clinical experience within the last five (5) years in an inpatient or outpatient acute care or rehabilitation area Minimum one (1) year clinical experience within the last five (5) years in providing therapy assistant support for in: OT or PT or SLP in an interdisciplinary team Past experience in offering and facilitating groups (face to face and virtual via Zoom) This position is physically demanding and requires repetitive lifting, twisting and transferring of patients and or equipment. You may be required to sit for prolonged periods and perform keyboarding/ computer and headset use.

Preferred Qualifications:

Delivering swallowing & speech exercises Splint finishing/sewing/adaptive & equipment Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and decision making skills, in a complex environment Professional development in last year related to rehabilitation oncology Effective self-management and time management skills paired with initiative Experience with virtual patient care (phone/Zoom/Telehealth) Intermed-advanced computer skills: Netcare, Microsoft Office and EMR (EPIC/ARIA)

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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