Therapy Assistant

Your Opportunity :

Your opportunity to support this rehab department within all streams of care.

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.

Required Qualifications :

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

Additional Required Qualifications :

Connect care charting experience.St. Johns first aid prior to first day of work.Its your move training.Able to work collaboratively in a multi discipline environment. Previous experience working to OT, SLP, RT and SW would be an asset.Must have a Diploma in Therapy Assistant training from a recognized program.

Preferred Qualifications :

As Required.