OTA/PTA

Saint Elizabeth; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an OTA/PTA in Mississauga to join their clinical team. The role involves assisting physiotherapists with treatment plans and delivering exercise classes to residents. Competitive compensation, flexible hours, and professional development opportunities are offered. Candidates must possess an OTA/PTA Diploma, great people skills, and the ability to work both independently and as a team. This position provides a chance to make a significant impact on clients' health and wellness.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Tuition Assistance Programs

Flexible schedule

Professional development support

Qualifications

• OTA/PTA Diploma required.
• Knowledge of adaptive equipment, gait aids, and wheelchairs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the supervising physiotherapist in treatment plans.
• Deliver therapeutically beneficial exercise classes for residents.
• Ensure safety and tidiness of treatment areas.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Customer service focus

Great people skills

Education

OTA/PTA Diploma

Tools

Knowledge of adaptive equipment

Job description

Overview

SE Health Therapists are the best of the best. We provide person centered care, an ability to build rapport and trust with your clients while positively seeing them progress. When you choose to join SE Health, you join a diverse, collaborative, and supportive care team where you’ll apply your skills – and your heart – to provide services to a roster of clients. You’ll apply a client-centered approach to address clients’ physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. You’ll make a difference in their lives, and they’ll make a difference in yours!

POSITION SUMMARY

As a key member of the SE clinical team the OTA/PTA will work with clients to increase their health and wellness. The suitable OTA/ PTA will be able to work well independently and in a team, they will be customer service focused, and have great people skills.

Why join our team?

• Competitive compensation. Our Total Rewards package includes a competitive salary, group benefits, RRSP pension, on demand pay and exclusive perks/discounts available only to SE Health staff
• Develop yourself with SE. We have Tuition Assistance Programs, continuing education, training, and professional development to support your lifelong learning. And our leadership team will support you to practice to full scope, to integrate the most current evidence into your practice, and to be part of a strong and supportive team that gives you the right mix of team and independence. SE’s orientation and development programs are designed to support both new and seasoned practitioners to excel, and to enable you to provide the very best care in a warm and nurturing way.
• Grow your career.SE Health is a large national organization with diverse healthcare business lines. You’ll have an opportunity – and will be supported – to do different types of patient-facing therapy roles in different locations if that is what you’re interested in. Or you can pivot to supporting or leadership positions where you use your therapy skills as a foundation to contribute and make an impact in different ways.
• Manage your life.At SE, you’ll have the flexibility to control your schedule to balance your life around child care or elder care, or whatever it is you need to do to have a healthy balance of life and work. You have the freedom to set and adjust your schedule, with your roster of clients.
• Support to be your best.SE Therapists are afforded the time they need to help their patients, to build rapport, to accomplish patient care and recovery goals, and to understand the home and life environments that impact recovery in a way you can’t in most other settings. At SE, you meet your patients where they are, and together you take them to new heights!

Responsibilities

• Assist the supervising physiotherapist in performing various components of the treatment plans for individuals living in residential care communities
• Perform various treatments as prescribed and directed by the supervising Physiotherapist, including but not limited to gait training, balance exercises, transfer training, range of motion, strengthening, application of modalities. (i.e. heat, ice, ultrasound, TENS)
• Deliver dynamic, safe and therapeutically beneficial exercise classes for groups of residents
• Set up and prepare equipment and clean up after residents’ treatments
• Ensure that the resident gym and treatment areas are safe and tidy
• Maintain regular ongoing communication with the physiotherapist regarding any changes or concerns about a resident’s status or treatment interventions

Requirements

• OTA/PTA Diploma.
• Knowledge of adaptive equipment, gait aids and wheelchairs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a dynamic fast paced environment.
• Ability to perform repetitive bending, reaching, pushing, lifting and transferring using proper/safe body mechanics.
• BCLS certificate.
• Availability to work flexible hours
• A vehicle and valid driver’s license, and the ability to travel.