Therapy Assistant - Jobs in Coaldale, AB

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Your Opportunity:Please note, this facility provides Long Term Care (LTC) or Designated Supportive Living (DSL) services and by Order of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, many AHS employees are restricted to work only at a single LTC/DSL site for the remainder of the pandemic. Speak to the hiring manager who will confirm if, as the successful candidate in this position, you will be restricted to work at only one LTC/DLS site in Alberta.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 AssistantUnion: HSAA Facility PROF/TECHDepartment: Coaldale Rec Therapy LTCPrimary Location: Coaldale Health CentreMulti-Site: Not ApplicableFTE: 0.78Posting End Date: 16-SEP-2021Employee Class: Regular Part TimeDate Available: 03-SEP-2021Hours per Shift: 7.75, 7.0Length of Shift in weeks: 1Shifts per cycle: 4Shift Pattern: DaysDays Off: Saturday/SundayMinimum Salary: $24.08Maximum Salary: $30.18Vehicle Requirement: Drivers License, Vehicle RequiredRequired Qualifications:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum 1-year experience working in a rehabilitation setting, providing therapeutic recreation for individuals with chronic disease and complex dementia needs required. Alberta Leadership and Fitness Certification with a specialty in Fitness for the Older Adult required. CPR certification. Valid Heart and Stroke Foundation-Basic Life Support. Music Care and Expressive Arts certification/experience. Dementia Care certification/experience. Class 5 license and a reliable vehicle to travel to client’s home in the community to provide therapy required. Proven organization & time management skills required. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills required Able to accept verbal and written instructions and perform responsibilities with minimal supervision. Professional and courteous manner. Physically capable of pushing wheelchairs for an extended period of time and performing client transfers required. Established skillset with Microsoft Office essential. Punctual, meticulous, and reliable. Demonstrates regular attendance.Preferred Qualifications:Food Safe. Non Violent Crises Intervention. It’s Your Move.Quick Apply

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