Job Description

Your Opportunity:You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision. This position provides support to clients in the community as well as in the ADP program. There is also an expectation to be a mobile worker. This role requires travel within the city town of Didbury and surrounding community including caring for clients in their homes or in the community. Possession of a valid drivers\' license and access to a motor vehicle in good repair for work related purposes is a requirement of this position. You will be responsible to carry and move equipment, use and operate a laptop computer and mobile phone, and for manual handling (lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing and pulling) as a regular part of the job. Learning resources and training are provided to safely perform work.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: IHC- Home Care Calgary Zone
• Primary Location: Didsbury
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 13-JUN-2024
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 23-JUN-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 48
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $25.11
• Maximum Salary: $31.48
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered. Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered. Additional Required Qualifications: Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) from Heart and Stroke Foundation, current within the last 12 months. Minimum of two years relevant experience in a rehabilitation setting current experience with one year in a community based setting. Registered with the Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta required. Preferred Qualifications:Previous experience in Home Care. Previous experience in Recreation Therapy. Intermediate computer skills.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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