Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
13 Sep, 25
Salary
25.11
Posted On
29 Aug, 25
Experience
2 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Illness, Program Planning, Lifelong Learning, Multi Site, Classification, Union, Clinical Skills, Quality Improvement, Student Supervision, Rehabilitation Services, Participation
Industry
Hospital/Health Care
Your Opportunity:
The Therapy Assistant works collaboratively with members of the Integrated Home Care program to support care for clients living in the community. The Therapy Assistant fulfills four key roles: Service Provider: Supports the client and assists the therapist with direct and indirect client care and non-client service provision, including functional and goal oriented services to clients, families, groups, and communities. Collaborator: Works effectively with internal and external partners to optimize services. Lifelong Learner: Enhances competency and service through reflective practice and continuous learning. Paraprofessional: Applies professionalism and ethics to the provision of person-centred care and participation in care teams. Days off are Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and every other Wednesday.
Description:
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.
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