Physiotherapist -WT Falls Prevention/Man
About the role
Position: Physiotherapist
Job ID: 3277
Status: Permanent Part-Time
Dept: Seniors service Falls Prevention Program
Program: Palliative, Senior’s Services, Primary Care and Health System Integration – Senior’s Services
Role Level: Allied Health (AH10.4 $40.36 - $56.30)
Shifts: Monday to Friday Days
Site: Queensway Health Centre, Credit Valley Hospital
Posted: June 12, 2025
Internal Deadline: June 19, 2025
Job Description:
The Senior’s Services Physiotherapist is accountable for the following:
Qualifications
- Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited School of Physiotherapy
- Registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
- C.P.A member preferred
- GPA training preferred
- ADP Authorizer preferred
- Experience with treating medically complex older adult patient population preferred
- Geriatric experience preferred
- Strong critical thinking, decision making, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement
- Commitment to patient centered care
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated effectiveness working independently as well as collaboratively with the interprofessional team
- Curren certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support preferred
- Knowledge of community programs and resources for the older adult population an asset
Job Description
- assessment of geriatric population in multi-disciplinary clinic with geriatricians
- triaging patients through initial assessment according to falls risk and functional ability to determine eligibility to participate in 6 week Strong and Steady falls prevention program
- Awareness of alternative options/programs and provision of these options to patients should they not fit eligibility criteria of above
- community resourcing for clients for falls prevention and advocacy/referral to appropriate community programming
- occasional coverage of exercise classes and education sessions for the Strong and Steady falls prevention circuits in community centres (northwest and central Mississauga)
- responsible for supervision and oversight of OTA/PTA x2 and volunteers
- re-assessment of clients at completion of circuit participation
- travel to community centres mandatory – access to vehicle required
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Internal Candidates 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.
Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
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.
Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration
About Trillium Health Partners
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.
Physiotherapist -WT Falls Prevention/Man
About the role
Position: Physiotherapist
Job ID: 3277
Status: Permanent Part-Time
Dept: Seniors service Falls Prevention Program
Program: Palliative, Senior’s Services, Primary Care and Health System Integration – Senior’s Services
Role Level: Allied Health (AH10.4 $40.36 - $56.30)
Shifts: Monday to Friday Days
Site: Queensway Health Centre, Credit Valley Hospital
Posted: June 12, 2025
Internal Deadline: June 19, 2025
Job Description:
The Senior’s Services Physiotherapist is accountable for the following:
Qualifications
- Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited School of Physiotherapy
- Registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
- C.P.A member preferred
- GPA training preferred
- ADP Authorizer preferred
- Experience with treating medically complex older adult patient population preferred
- Geriatric experience preferred
- Strong critical thinking, decision making, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement
- Commitment to patient centered care
- Superior interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated effectiveness working independently as well as collaboratively with the interprofessional team
- Curren certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support preferred
- Knowledge of community programs and resources for the older adult population an asset
Job Description
- assessment of geriatric population in multi-disciplinary clinic with geriatricians
- triaging patients through initial assessment according to falls risk and functional ability to determine eligibility to participate in 6 week Strong and Steady falls prevention program
- Awareness of alternative options/programs and provision of these options to patients should they not fit eligibility criteria of above
- community resourcing for clients for falls prevention and advocacy/referral to appropriate community programming
- occasional coverage of exercise classes and education sessions for the Strong and Steady falls prevention circuits in community centres (northwest and central Mississauga)
- responsible for supervision and oversight of OTA/PTA x2 and volunteers
- re-assessment of clients at completion of circuit participation
- travel to community centres mandatory – access to vehicle required
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Internal Candidates 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.
Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
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.
Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration
About Trillium Health Partners
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.