PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Job summary

Assess clients and plan and deliver physiotherapy services, including treatment, consultation, equipment prescription, and education, across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community settings. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, contribute to quality assurance and departmental activities, and provide work direction to rehabilitation assistants.

Job details

Are you someone who has a real passion for helping others? Are you a registered Physiotherapist looking to highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a new and dynamic environment? We currently have an opportunity for you to bring your excellent work ethic to our Rehabilitation Services department. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and in accordance with professional standards and code of ethics as outlined by the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, this position works independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team providing physiotherapy services including assessment, treatment planning and implementation, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription and education of residents/clients/patients (‘the client’) and/or their caregivers to promote functional independence and enable the client to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes in inpatient, outpatient, residential and community settings. The Physiotherapist contributes to the organization and the overall goals of the profession, department; participates in departmental/program quality assurance initiatives, meetings, research, and education; and provides work direction to the rehabilitation assistant working with the rehabilitation team.

What you’ll do

Assess clients and plan and deliver physiotherapy services, including treatment, consultation, equipment prescription, and education, across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community settings. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, contribute to quality assurance and departmental activities, and provide work direction to rehabilitation assistants.

Requirements

The posting seeks a registered physiotherapist who works in accordance with professional standards and the code of ethics of the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia. It does not specify a degree, years of experience, or other formal qualifications.

Listed skills

• Quality assurance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Physiotherapy
• Client Assessment
• Treatment Planning
• Treatment Implementation
• Program Planning
• Consultation
• Equipment Prescription
• Client and Caregiver Education
• Functional Independence
• Multidisciplinary Teamwork
• Quality Assurance
• Research
• Work Direction

Job areas

• Healthcare

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