Job Description

Ambulatory Services has an opportunity for an

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT/ PHYSIOTHERAPIST ASSISTANT (DUAL-TRAINED) PERMANENT, PART TIME

45 hours bi-weekly \xe2\x80\x93 Days (shifts may be subject to change)

SEIU Service Hourly Rate: $26.7802 - $29.5593

The Occupational Therapy Assistant/Physiotherapy Assistant (OTA/PTA), working in Health Disciplines, provides clinical care to various hospital clients, both inpatient and outpatient. The OTA/PTAs take instruction from and are supervised by individual Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Carries out Ambulation & Transfer training, Activities of Daily Living (\xe2\x80\x98ADL\xe2\x80\x99) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (\xe2\x80\x98IADL\xe2\x80\x99) for clients
• Carries out Upper Extremity program/Lower Extremity program, Range of Motion / stretching program, mobility training, transfer training, cognitive training, functional treatment, exercise classes, group treatment and educational treatment for clients and/or caregivers
• Provides indirect care like sewing modification, adaptive clothing, positioning devices, environmental modification (e.g. rearranging furniture), wheelchair/walker modification, inventory check/maintaining equipment
• Assists clients in purchasing equipment
• Participates in supervision of OTA/PTA students and volunteers

Qualifications include but are not limited to:

• Occupational Therapist Assistant/Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA/PTA) diploma from an accredited College program; or Physiotherapy Assistant or Occupational Therapist Assistant program with the corresponding bridging program
• Recent and related experience, preferably in a dual role (within the last six (6) months) or a 30-hour refresher course completed no later than December 31, 2015
• Recent related rehabilitation experience with older adult populations with various conditions (orthopaedic, neurological, musculoskeletal, mental health, etc.) preferred
• Knowledge of Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy areas of practice including activities of daily of living, assistive devices, home safety and energy conservation, transfers and ambulation
• Knowledge of and skill in providing a range of interventions geared to improving and maintaining function through the use of groups or one-on-one basis
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills
• Advanced computer skills \xe2\x80\x93 Meditech, MDS, SERS, Microsoft Word and Excel, NRS/FIM preferred, experience with telemedicine preferred

Total Compensation:

• SEIU Service Hourly Rate: $26.7802 - $29.5593
• 4% Vacation
• 14% in-lieu of benefits
• Opportunity to enroll in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan ("HOOPP")
• Access to 24/7 Employment Assistance Program

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All successful candidates will be required to complete a police reference check/vulnerable sector screen and submit proof of two doses of vaccination against COVID-19, unless exempt. Such exemptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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