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Position: Physiotherapist

File #: 3670

Status: Temporary Part Time (x1) - approx. 15 months

Dept./Health System: Neuro/MSK Health System - Orthopedics Queensway

Site: Queensway Health Centre

Hours/Shifts: 8hr Shifts - Days and Evenings (Weekdays, Weekends)

Posted: July 14th, 2024

Internal Deadline: July 21st, 2025

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, along with several satellite locations, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

To learn more about Trillium Health Partners, please visit www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

If you are passionate about your career, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!

Position Summary:

  • Responsible for the delivery of client-centered physiotherapy services for patients who are post-operative following orthopaedic surgery, primarily the hip and knee joint replacement populations.
  • Provides physiotherapy assessment, goal oriented treatment interventions, client/family education and support to address medical and emotional needs.
  • Performs as a coach/mentor, consultant and uses sound critical thinking skills to achieve client outcomes and facilitate team functions.
  • Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation. Supervises support personnel, students and volunteers as appropriate.

Key Qualifications:

  • Registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario and in good standing.
  • Membership in the Canadian Physiotherapy Association preferred.
  • Experience in the management of post-operative care of orthopaedic injuries/conditions, primarily hip and knee replacements, within an acute in-patient setting.
  • Evidence of continuing education, professional and personal development is required. Completion of specialized orthopaedic courses and/or certification in orthopaedic intervention techniques is an asset.
  • Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional, able to work effectively and collaboratively with a high performance team, as well as families and community partners.
  • Sound knowledge of community resources is an asset.
  • Demonstrates effective interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
  • A second language is considered an asset.

Internal employees who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Effective September 7, 2021 all staff, professional staff, volunteers and learners at THP will be required to provide proof of full vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine, with the exception of those who have an approved medical exemption or accommodation.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Trillium Health Partners is recognized under the French Language Services Act.

About Trillium Health Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
5001-10,000

Trillium Health Partners is a leading hospital with an outstanding record of performance, fiscal responsibility and quality patient care. The hospital encompasses three main sites – Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre – offering the full range of acute care hospital services, as well as a variety of community-based, specialized programs.

Our intention is to achieve the highest quality of care that is easily accessible for our community, at the lowest cost. We are committed to creating an exceptional experience for everyone who walks through our doors.

As our diverse community continues to grow and age, and as more people are living with chronic diseases, we’re taking into account the inevitable changes on the horizon. We know that to continue to deliver exceptional patient care, we must think and act differently, and take a new and innovative approach to the delivery of health care. We envision a new kind of health care for a healthier community – an inter-connected system of care that is organized around the patient, both inside the hospital and beyond its walls. Through partnership, working in a coordinated way across the system, we can meet the needs of our patients and continue to provide outstanding, sustainable quality patient care.

As partners in creating a new kind of health care, we are Better Together.