Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Reporting directly to the Territorial Manager, Physiotherapy, the incumbent is one of a team of Physiotherapists who independently manage their caseload and provide diagnostic, intervention, treatment, referral services, health promotion and injury prevention education to in-patients, out-patients, home care and community patients ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics.

The Physiotherapist works with patients of all ages with a wide range of acute and chronic problems involving the musculoskeletal, neurological, pulmonary, and cardiovascular systems. These acute or chronic problems may be congenital or caused by a wide variety of illnesses or injuries.

Key Responsibilities:
Provides direct care to children and adults with a wide variety of conditions requiring physiotherapy using clinical judgment and a problem-solving approach and in accordance with the standards, guidelines, and scope of Physiotherapy to facilitate individualized patient care.
The Physiotherapist develops, modifies, coordinates, and facilitates education/teaching based on the needs of the patient, families, care givers and other stakeholders.
Ensures the appropriate maintenance of Physiotherapy equipment needed for patient care.

Key Qualifications:
This level of knowledge is typically acquired through the successful completion of a Masters¿ Degree in Physiotherapy.
Physiotherapists must have provisional professional licensure in any Canadian province and full licensure within six months of hire. In most cases, this will include graduating from a Canadian or other recognized Physiotherapy Program and successful completion of the Physiotherapy Competency Exam within a reasonable time frame.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.