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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 39 hours per week
- Seniority
- Entry level
Job summary
Assess clients and provide physiotherapy interventions to support physical function, independence, and rehabilitation across a diverse acute-care population. Collaborate with clients, families, and interdisciplinary teams on care strategies and safe discharge planning, while contributing to quality improvement and supervising students or therapy staff.
Job details
Your Opportunity: An exciting opportunity exists to join the fast-paced Acute Care Physiotherapy team which is based out of Red Deer Regional Hospital. As a member of the team, you will be expected to communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to serve your clients. You will be required to complete assessments and interventions as well as to contribute to safe discharge planning for a diverse client population. You can expect to be well supported by the Allied Health Area Manager, Physiotherapy Clinical Lead and Physiotherapy Professional Practice Lead. Additionally, you will provide clinical direction to Therapy Assistants and may, on occasion, be offered the opportunity to provide clinical placements for Physiotherapy or Therapy Assistant students. 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: Acute Care Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 14-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.51 Maximum Salary: $56.60 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program. Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. Additional Required Qualifications: As required. Preferred Qualifications: As required.
What you’ll do
Assess clients and provide physiotherapy interventions to support physical function, independence, and rehabilitation across a diverse acute-care population. Collaborate with clients, families, and interdisciplinary teams on care strategies and safe discharge planning, while contributing to quality improvement and supervising students or therapy staff.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from an accredited university program and current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta are required. Additional qualifications are listed as required, without further details.
Listed skills
- interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
- case management · Preferred
- Quality Improvement · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Physiotherapy
- Client Assessment
- Therapeutic Intervention
- Rehabilitation
- Discharge Planning
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient and Family Engagement
- Goal Setting
- Treatment Planning
- Patient Education
- Case Management
- Referral and Transition Support
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Supervision
- Student Supervision
- Peer Mentoring
Job areas
- Healthcare
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