PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Job summary

Provide physiotherapy assessment, treatment, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription, and education across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community settings. Contribute to team and departmental initiatives, including quality assurance, meetings, research, and education, and provide work direction to a rehabilitation assistant.

Job details

Are you someone who has a real passion for helping others? Are you a registered Physiotherapist looking to highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? We currently have an opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to our Rehabilitation Services department. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and in accordance with professional standards and code of ethics as outlined by the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, this position works independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team providing physiotherapy services including assessment, treatment planning and implementation, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription and education of residents/clients/patients (‘the client’) and/or their caregivers to promote functional independence and enable the client to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes in inpatient, outpatient, residential and community settings. The Physiotherapist contributes to the organization and the overall goals of the profession, department; participates in departmental/program quality assurance initiatives, meetings, research, and education; and provides work direction to the rehabilitation assistant working with the rehabilitation team. Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Sunday and Saturday, 08:00 to 16:00

What you’ll do

Provide physiotherapy assessment, treatment, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription, and education across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community settings. Contribute to team and departmental initiatives, including quality assurance, meetings, research, and education, and provide work direction to a rehabilitation assistant.

Requirements

The role requires registration as a physiotherapist and practice in accordance with professional standards and the applicable code of ethics. It calls for independent and collaborative work within a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team; no specific degree or years of experience are stated.

Listed skills

• Quality assurance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Physiotherapy
• Client Assessment
• Treatment Planning
• Treatment Implementation
• Program Planning
• Consultation
• Equipment Prescription
• Client and Caregiver Education
• Functional Independence
• Multidisciplinary Teamwork
• Quality Assurance
• Research
• Rehabilitation Assistant Work Direction

Job areas

• Healthcare

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