Physiotherapist I

Job summary

The Physiotherapist provides specialized assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services to stroke patients transitioning from hospital to home. They work within an interdisciplinary team to promote functional independence and coordinate care across the stroke services continuum.

Job details

Your Opportunity: The Physiotherapist (PT)in the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (SESD) Program provides specialized assessment, treatment, education, and rehabilitation services to individuals transitioning from hospital to home following a stroke. The SESD program delivers a flexible hybrid model of care, combining in-person and virtual services to support clients throughout their recovery journey. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the successful PT will promote recovery, functional independence, mobility, safety, and quality of life through evidence-informed assessment and intervention. The role focuses on collaborative goal setting, patient and family education and support, community reintegration, and coordination of care across the continuum of stroke services. The SESD team is based at the Aberhart Centre on the University of Alberta Hospital campus. Centrally located in Edmonton, the site offers easy access to the University of Alberta, the vibrant Old Strathcona district, and the city's scenic river valley. Employees are supported in maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle through amenities such as secure bicycle storage, direct access to Light Rail Transit (LRT), the Pulse Fitness Centre, and wellness initiatives offered through the ReVitalize Staff Wellness Program. Description: 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. Classification: Physiotherapist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Stroke Early Supported Discharge (SESD) Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 24-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 12-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 29-OCT-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $42.51 Maximum Salary: $56.60 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program. Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. Additional Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Preferred Qualifications: As required.

What you’ll do

The Physiotherapist provides specialized assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation services to stroke patients transitioning from hospital to home. They work within an interdisciplinary team to promote functional independence and coordinate care across the stroke services continuum.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and maintain current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) certification from the Heart and Stroke Foundation is required.

Benefits

• Wellness initiatives • Fitness centre access • Secure bicycle storage

Listed skills

• Quality Improvement · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• case management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Physiotherapy
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Patient assessment
• Treatment planning
• Case management
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Clinical supervision
• Quality improvement
• Patient education
• Community reintegration
• Evidence-informed practice
• Triage
• Screening
• Goal setting
• Transition support

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services