Physiotherapist I

The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH), Alberta’s busiest tertiary hospital, is seeking a dedicated Physiotherapist to join our Inpatient Acute Care team. RAH serves over 500,000 patients annually across one-third of Canada’s landmass and is home to specialized programs including Level 2 Trauma/ICU, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Stroke, Cardiac Care, and the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. About the Role: This part-time/full-time role starts on a medicine/surgery/orthopedic unit (~30 beds). You’ll provide physiotherapy to patients recovering from acute illness, surgery, or trauma. Key Responsibilities: Assess functional status post-fall, surgery, or trauma. Develop and adapt treatment plans. Deliver mobility, cardiorespiratory, gait, and pain interventions. Recommend and facilitate rehab equipment. Collaborate with interprofessional teams and attend rounds. Support discharge planning and provide patient/family education. Document care in Connect Care. Manage patients with complex physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs. Participate in mentorship, student supervision, and quality initiatives. Provide care during shared evening/weekend rotation. Why Join Us? Join a collaborative rehab team that includes Physiotherapists, OTs, SLPs, Recreation Therapists, and Therapy Assistants. We offer: Comprehensive onboarding and buddy mentorship. In-services and continuing education. Cross-unit experience and advanced practice learning. Leadership and teaching opportunities. Apply now through AHS Careers and make a difference in acute care rehabilitation

As the Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimum physical function and independence in development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness and functional decline. You will provide intervention (i.e. prevention, triage, screening, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment, management, education, consultation, fostering resourcefulness, case management, referral and transition support to individuals, groups, populations and communities. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. The PT collaborates with patient(s) and families in determining, implementing and evaluating appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich supports and engage in quality improvement; partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to advance services for their clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community; participates in peer mentoring; and supervises students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides and Provisional Physiotherapists.

Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program. Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta.

A Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Physical Therapy from a recognized university program is required. Active registration with the College of Physical Therapists of Alberta (CPTA) is required. Heart and Stroke CPR (BLS-HCP) is required. A minimum of 1-year recent experience in an adult inpatient acute care setting is preferred. Demonstration of strong clinical reasoning and problem solving skills are required. Experience working successfully as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team is required. Conflict resolution and strong communication skills are required. Must be able to work independently and within a team environment. Knowledge of community resources; equipment acquisition; continuum of care and discharge planning is required. Knowledge and ability to use computer applications such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook). Experience with Connect Care is preferred. Work tasks and charting is computer based so there are extensive repetitive motion tasks. Must be able to tolerate long periods of sitting or standing as well as repetitive movements. Must be able to participate in hands on care of patients (i.e. transfers, bariatric clients, bending, reaching, twisting, and walking distances). Must be able to lift and carry 10-15 kg regularly if needed.

Experience in the assessment and treatment of patients with acute or chronic musculoskeletal injuries is an asset. Experience in the assessment and treatment of patients within the geriatric population is an asset. Experience in mentoring Physical Therapy students is an asset. Experience with the complex medical patient populations is preferred. Experience working with the marginalized population with a good understanding of inner-city clients and resources is preferred.