Exercise physiologist Offres d'emploi - Toronto, ON

Ambulatory Services has an opportunity for a

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT / PHYSIOTHERAPIST ASSISTANT

DUAL-TRAINED)

Exercise and Falls Prevention & Day Treatment Centre

Position Type : Temporary Pro-rated (up to 4months)

Shift Type : Day, no weekends (subject to change)

Hourly Pay Rate : $30.21 - $33.34

Bi-Weekly Hours : 60 Hours

Hours of Work : 7.5 hrs / shift

Posting Number : 8678

Union : SEIU Service FT

Date Posted : February 24, 2025

Internal Closing Date : March 5, 2025

Job Summary :

The Occupational Therapy Assistant / Physiotherapy Assistant (OTA / PTA), working in Health Disciplines, provides fitness and fall-prevention focused education and exercise sessions to older adults in the community and Ambulatory programs and provides clinical care to various Ambulatory clients, both inpatient and outpatient as needed. The OTA / PTAs take instruction from the Falls Prevention Clinician and is supervised by individual Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists where they are providing therapeutic interventions for their clients in Day Treatment Centre.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Provides exercise and falls prevention exercise classes in a variety of settings i.e., Hospital, community, virtual.
• Carries out Ambulation & Transfer training, Activities of Daily Living (‘ADL’) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (‘IADL’) for clients
• Carries out Upper Extremity program / Lower Extremity program, Range of Motion / stretching program, mobility training, transfer training, cognitive training, functional treatment, exercise classes, group treatment and educational treatment for clients and / or caregivers
• Provides indirect care like sewing modification, adaptive clothing, positioning devices, environmental modification (e.g. rearranging furniture), wheelchair / walker modification, inventory check / maintaining equipment
• Assists clients in purchasing equipment
• Participates in supervision of OTA / PTA students and volunteers
• Helps coach clients on following their care plan and achieving their health goals

Qualifications include but are not limited to :

Knowledge of Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy areas of practice including activities of daily of living, assistive devices, home safety and energy conservation, transfers and ambulation

Additional Benefits :

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