Physiotherapist assistant (PTA)
Whitecourt, Hinton & New Edson Physical Therapy Hinton, Alberta
Permanent
As soon as possible
Description
- Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
- Education:
- Expérience:
- College/CEGEP
- Kinesiology and exercise science
- Physical therapy technician/assistant
- Kinesiotherapy/kinesiotherapist
- Neurology
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Rural area
- Amputees
- Office of health care professional
- Sports therapy
- Orthopedics
- Hospital/medical facility or clinic
- Private practice
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Assess patients' physical abilities
- Assist health care professionals
- Carry out treatment programs, under the direction of physiotherapists and/or occupational therapists, to rehabilitate patients with various injuries or disabilities
- Follow through on treatment programs with patients
- Help physical therapists
- Maintain prescription records
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Supervise technical and support staff
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Maintain clinical and progress reports
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Document patient rehabilitation progress
- Teach and/or supervise exercises to patients
- CPR Certificate
- Physiotherapy
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Work under pressure
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Repetitive tasks
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Walking
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Creativity
- Evening
- 1 year to less than 2 years
- Morning
- Day
- On the road job
- Gasoline paid
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Salary: $25.41 hourly
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