Job Description

Your Opportunity:The Physiotherapist II / Adult Amputee Coordinator facilitates the adult amputee services to ensure efficient and effective use of resources resulting in timely access to services. Coordination involves close partnering with payees, community healthcare providers and patients, and has to be responsive to constant changes in the healthcare environment. This also involves dealing with the concerns of patients and family members, payees, and healthcare providers. The coordinator assists in identifying and addressing gaps in service and finding solutions in addition to holding a clinical caseload. The coordinator coordinates the Adult Amputation Clinic as well as clinically treats amputee patients in inpatient and outpatient settings; including clinical intake, coordinating patient services and GRH team members, working collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team to ensure patients receive quality care. The program area may be subject to change based on operational requirements.Description:As a Physiotherapist II, you will provide coordination of physiotherapy and other allied health clinical services. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. You will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure physiotherapy practice is evidence based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be coordinating the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will participate in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will make decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow, caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. AHS is dedicated to supporting our Physiotherapists in their practice area and expanding their skillsets regardless of location. All AHS Physiotherapists have access to a list of experienced clinicians across the province and are able to tap into this resource via email, phone and virtual meetings. As we transition to our Provincial Electronic Medical Record (Connect Care) you will also be able to share patient information real time with these senior clinicians to assist you in providing high quality care.

• Classification: Physiotherapist II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Physical Therapy
• Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 05-APR-2024
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 29-APR-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $41.12
• Maximum Salary: $54.61
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Master\'s degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program or bachelor\'s degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible registration and practice permit with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. Additional Required Qualifications:Active registration with the Alberta College of Physical Therapists is required and to be maintained throughout the duration of employment. Experience coordinating a tertiary level amputee program is required. Minimum of two years\' experience providing clinical, tertiary level, rehabilitation to amputee clients within a multidisciplinary team/program is required. Effective leadership, organization, Mentorship, written and verbal communication skills are required. Proficient to highly skilled problem-solving skills, including analytical thinking and conflict resolution/negotiation skills are required. The successful incumbent will be capable of performing lifts, transfers, repositioning and other physically demanding activities associated with this role. Preferred Qualifications:Proficiency in Connect Care with provider and schegistrar access is considered an asset.Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.Security Screening:A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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