Job Description

Requisition ID: 332292

Position Number: 20068596

Posting End Date: June 27, 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: St. Boniface Hospital

Department / Unit: Physiotherapy - SBH

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP-Prof/Tech

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: ASAP - Indefinite

Reason for Term: Other Leave

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Daily Hours Worked: 7.50

Annual Base Hours: 1950

Salary: $37.790, $38.919, $40.089, $41.294, $42.531

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Position Overview

Under the general supervision of the MANAGER, REHABILITATION SERVICES, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface General Hospital, the SENIOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST is responsible for: performing those duties of the Staff Physiotherapist; providing high quality service through development, implementation, coordination and maintenance of clinical educational and research programs; and performing other related duties as directed.

Experience

• Two (2) years clinical experience in the relevant clinical area.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Entry-to-practice academic credential in physiotherapy from an accredited Canadian university program or the approved equivalent if internationally educated.
• Where required by provincial licensing, must successfully have completed the written component of the Physiotherapy Competency exam and must successfully complete the practical component within the mandatory two year timeframe as a condition of employment.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be registered on the Practicing Roster of the College of Physiotherapists of Manitoba. Membership with the Canadian Physiotherapy Association preferred.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the WRHA policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated teaching and mentorship skills
• Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
• Must have effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with other disciplines and demonstrate professional judgment and initiative.
• Knowledge of the physiological, social, cultural and economic aspects of client care.
• Ability to organize and complete assignments with a minimum of supervision.
• Willingness to adapt to new concepts, techniques and best practice in the academic and clinical fields of healthcare and education knowledge.
• Computer literacy as appropriate to the setting.

If there are no applicants meeting the qualifications, the employer may consider an applicant who does not meet the above qualifications. Applicants are required to submit a letter of application including a current resume.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority