Therapy Assistant

This position works within the allied health and larger home care team to provide services to home care clients within the Rocky Mountain House area. The therapy assistant will support both physical therapy and occupational therapy portfolios. As this is a home care position, this does require the successful applicant to have a valid driver’s license and operating vehicle as they will be required to travel to clients’ homes in the surrounding areas. Requires current/up to date BLS certification.

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.

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

As required.

As required.