Your Opportunity:
The Therapy Assistant performs safe and effective patient treatment activities for both individuals and groups under the direction of the Recreation Therapist, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, and Speech Language Pathologist. The successful candidate will work as part of an Interdisciplinary Allied Health team in providing treatment programs for clients living in Supportive Living. In this role, you will provide direct patient care and can contribute ideas and feedback to the Therapists in shaping future programs and interventions.
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.

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Supportive Living
• Primary Location: Lacombe Community Health Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Supportive Living
• Primary Location: Lacombe Community Health Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicabl