Therapy Assistant

Drayton Valley is a vibrant town in Central Alberta, situated between the North Saskatchewan and Pembina Rivers of Brazeau County. The area is known for its vast oil fields and beautiful wilderness areas and boasts many services and recreation opportunities. Enjoy ice hockey, ringette, curling, soccer, baseball, and rodeos at the Drayton Valley Omni plex Sports Centre. A public swimming pool, a ski hill, a bowling alley, and the Drayton Valley Golf and Country Club are just some of the available recreation opportunities. With a population of just over 7000 people, Drayton Valley is a 133 km drive from the nearest large urban centre (Edmonton). The Therapy Assistant performs safe and effective patient treatment activities for both individuals and groups under the direction of the Recreational Therapist. The successful candidate will work as part of a Recreational Therapy team in providing treatment programs for Long Term Care residents. In this role, you will provide direct patient care and have the opportunity to contribute ideas and feedback to the Recreation Therapist in shaping future programs and interventions.

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.

Discipline specific Diploma in Recreational Therapy. Equivalent related training may be considered. Heart & Stroke: Basic Cardiac Life Support - Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Class 4 license preferred