Team Lead (Physiotherapist II or Occupational Therapist II)

Come join the dynamic Calgary Rural Rehabilitation team! This part-time - 4 day/week opportunity will be based at High River General Hospital and is focused on supporting Rehabilitation programming in facility and surrounding communities. The Rehab Team Lead (Physiotherapist II or Occupational Therapist II) provides coordination of the rehab services out of the High River hospital and supports rehab program development initiatives across the Rural Calgary zone. This part-time position involves supervision of students and team members as assigned and works closely together with the manager for Rural Adult Allied Health. The position provides clinical and operational leadership within the service area to ensure safe, efficient and clinically appropriate client care and operates as a liaison with other services on-site. The rehab team in High River consists of 3 PT, 2 OT, 3 TA, 1 EHDI screener, 1 RRT, 1 SLP, and 1 Adm. The Rehab Team Lead also provides direct patient services and functions as an integral member of the inter-professional team. The Rural Allied Health team at High River General Hospital provides rehabilitation services for acute care, Long Term Care, outpatients, and home care. The hospital has 30 Acute Care beds, 50 Long Term Care beds, and supports High River and surrounding areas for home care and outpatient services. Days of work and length of shift can be negotiable.

As a Physiotherapist II, you will provide coordination of physiotherapy and other allied health clinical services. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. You will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure physiotherapy practice is evidence based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be coordinating the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will participate in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will make decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow, caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. AHS is dedicated to supporting our Physiotherapists in their practice area and expanding their skillsets regardless of location. All AHS Physiotherapists have access to a list of experienced clinicians across the province and are able to tap into this resource via email, phone and virtual meetings. As we transition to our Provincial Electronic Medical Record (Connect Care) you will also be able to share patient information real time with these senior clinicians to assist you in providing high quality care.

Master's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program or bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible registration and practice permit with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta.

MSc PT or MSc OT; BSc PT or BSc OT with equivalent experience may be considered. At least 5 years clinical experience (0.8 FTE or more) in a rural acute care, Long Term care setting, or home care setting.

Working knowledge of change management and process improvement principles. At least 1 year of previous experience supporting different service areas in a similar clinical setting. Previous experience in an in-scope formal or informal leadership position. Previous experience in a complex outpatient care setting. Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team. Ability to work between multiple service areas.