Job Description

Your Opportunity:Living in a small town that is close to a big city offers the best of all worlds. The Town of Smoky Lake is a safe and friendly town, offering something for everyone. Priding itself as Birthday Town Alberta, you are bound to feel welcomed and appreciated. For those who enjoy the outdoors, Smoky Lake is situated on the Iron Horse Trail, which is part of the world\'s longest network of recreational trails! There are also multiple lakes in the area for your enjoyment. For those days you want to enjoy indoor activities, Smoky Lake offers you a curling club, a recreational complex, and opportunities to enjoy arts and culture through a museum and a dance school. If you enjoy a short drive to work and the support you get from a small community, this is the opportunity you have been looking for. This position provides support to the Smoky Lake Healthcare Centre as well as the Bar V Nook Facility in Smoky Lake.Description:As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
• Primary Location: Smoky Lake Health
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.70
• Posting End Date: 15-APR-2024
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 25-APR-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 7
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $25.11
• Maximum Salary: $31.48
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered. Additional Required Qualifications:As required. Preferred Qualifications:Basic computer skills required. Experience working with elderly and/or disabled individuals is preferred. Must be physically capable of lifting and transferring patients and equipment. Ability to manage multiple tasks and/or patients. Experience in outpatient setting, community, acute care and long-term care. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and have a good understanding of scope of practice. Excellent interpersonal skills and professional, courteous manner essential.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.

Alberta Health Services