Physiotherapist- Part Time

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Eastern Passage; Sur place; CAD 42 000 - 54 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free on-site parking

Paid breaks, vacation, and holidays

Life insurance

Extended Health & Dental Benefits

Interdisciplinary team environment

Résumé du poste

Ocean View Continuing Care Centre in Eastern Passage, NS, is seeking a Part-Time Physiotherapist to oversee physiotherapy services for residents in long-term care. The role includes assessments, treatment planning, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will lead the physiotherapy team, supervise PT assistants, and educate staff, residents, and families on mobility and falls prevention. Experience in geriatrics and long-term care is preferred.

Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy.
• Physiotherapy license in good standing.
• Experience with assessment and treatment planning in inpatient acute care, geriatrics or long-term care.
• Knowledge of falls risk management and mobility.
• Strong leadership, organization and time management.
• Experience providing training/education is an asset.
• Computer proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel.

Responsabilités

• Perform physiotherapy assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Oversee delivery of physiotherapy services to seniors in long-term care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to set care plan goals.
• Provide supervision to PT assistants and educate staff, residents and families.
• Co-chair Falls Prevention and Safe Resident Handling & Mobility Committees.
• Promote continuous quality improvement in physiotherapy practice.

Connaissances

Physiotherapy leadership

Falls risk knowledge

Team collaboration

Education/training

Excel proficiency

Formation

Masters or Bachelor's in Physiotherapy

Description du poste

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Facility: OceanView Continuing Care Centre
Location: Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia
Job Category: Physiotherapist (PT)
Position Available: Part-Time

FacilityDescription:

Since 1967, Ocean View has beendedicated to our mission to provide person-directed care with compassion andgrace. We work to enhance the lives of those we serve, ensuring a supportiveenvironment for our 171 residents.

At Ocean View we are committed to ouremployee’s well-being as well as providing a healthy work-life balance throughour Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), Personalized Assistance toHealth (PATH), ongoing Guarding Minds Initiatives, and promoting opportunitiesfor education and professional development.

Your work at Ocean View will be meaningfull as a part of our diverse team, including professionals from nursing,clinical dietetics, physiotherapy, recreation therapy, social work, spiritualcare, occupational therapy, long-term care assistants, and an active volunteerprogram.

Job Summary:

ThePhysiotherapist reports to the Director of Quality and Professional Practiceand oversees the delivery of physiotherapy services to seniors living in longterm care. The physiotherapist completes assessments, develops treatment plans,collaborates with colleagues to determine care plan goals, oversees thephysiotherapy team effectiveness, and provides clinical supervision to PTassistants The physiotherapist regularly educates long term care staff,residents and family members in several areas including falls management, saferesident handling and mobility. Effective leadership in a multidisciplinary team is a requirement ofthis position as the physiotherapist co-chairs the Falls Prevention and SafeResident Handling & Mobility Committees.

Qualifications:

• Masters orBachelor's degree in Physiotherapy
• PhysiotherapyLicense in Good Standing with the Nova Scotia College or Physiotherapists
• Previousexperience in assessment and treatment planning in in-patient acute care, geriatricsand/or long term care
• Thoroughknowledge of Physiotherapy practice, with an interest in continuous qualityimprovement in long term care
• Strong person-directedcare and quality focus
• Knowledgeregarding Falls Risk, Management & Assessment for those at high risk
• Demonstratedleadership abilities, planning, organization and time management skills
• Experienceproviding training/education is an asset
• Computer proficiencywith MS Office Suite especially Excel
• Demonstratedaccountability, collaboration and teamwork skills

We Offer:

• Free on-siteparking
• Paid breaks,vacation and holidays
• Lifeinsurance, Extended Health & Dental Benefits
• Asupportive interdisciplinary work environment
• Professionalgrowth development through internal and external training and education
• Leadershipdevelopment

Salary:Commensurate with Experience

Hours of Work: The regularhours of work for this position are intended to be 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Mondaythrough Friday. Given the scope and responsibility of the role, there may be aneed to flex hours outside this range.

Please be aware that OVCCC is a petfriendly environment.