Physiotherapist - Specialized Orthopedic and Developmental Rehabilitation (ON, Toronto)

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pediatric rehabilitation hospital dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families. This role as a physiotherapist offers the chance to work within an innovative and collaborative environment, where you will partner with clients to create personalized care plans. You will play a vital role in enhancing the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being of patients. With a commitment to excellence and ongoing professional development, this position promises a fulfilling career path where your contributions will truly make a difference in the lives of children and youth with rehabilitation needs.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Benefit packages

Ongoing learning support

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in pediatric physiotherapy.
• Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients and families to set individualized goals.
• Provide direct service and education to maximize clients' physical functioning.

Skills

Pediatric Physiotherapy

Clinical Reasoning

Communication Skills

Assessment Techniques

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy

Master's degree in Physiotherapy

Tools

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Goal Attainment Scaling

Job description

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 9,000 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview’s vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

The Position:

We are seeking a physiotherapistto join the Specialized Orthopedic and Developmental Rehab (SODR) team. The SODR interprofessional team provides care to clients from birth to age 18 with a variety of musculoskeletal, developmental or neuromotor conditions. Children and youth admitted to SODR have significant functional mobility and movement impairment related to the musculoskeletal system.This role will appeal to a PTwho enjoys working with clients throughout the pediatric age range, and who values the opportunity to provide care for clients and families managing a variety of rehabilitation needs.

This is a regular full-time (1.0 FTE) position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with clients and families to formulate and implement individualized client-centered goals with focused, targeted and measurable outcomes.
• Provide client care in collaboration with the client/family to plan, implement and evaluate care, documenting the habilitative/rehabilitative process according to hospital policies.
• Interface and problem solve with members of the interprofessional care team and community providers as appropriate to ensure an integrated approach to care.
• Incorporate evaluative activities into professional practice to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective health care.
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking/reasoning and utilize research to establish and support evidence-informed practice.
• Utilize the teaching/learning process to provide education on various conditions, both formal and informal, to clients/families, colleagues, students, and other professionals within the organization and the community.
• Provide direct service, consultation, mediation and education to clients, families, and community providers with focus on maximizing the client’s physical functioning.
• Promote and support the physical, psychosocial and spiritual well being of patients and families.
• Practices according to organizational policies and standards for practice as set out by the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy required; Master's degree in Physiotherapy preferred
• Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
• Membership in the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and/or the Ontario Physiotherapy Association is an asset
• Experience working in a rehabilitation hospital and/or acute care hospital environment essential
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in pediatric physiotherapy, preferably in a rehabilitation setting
• Expertise in treating musculoskeletal, developmental, and neuromotor conditions in children and adolescents
• Knowledge of and experience with physical therapy assessment techniques, therapeutic skills, modalities and their applications is required
• Experience with current outcome measures (i.e. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, Goal Attainment Scaling, etc.)
• Well-developed assessment and clinical reasoning skills, proficiency in developing and implementing treatment plans,
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, families and members of the interprofessional care team
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with best practices in pediatric physiotherapy
• Demonstrated ability to manage fluctuating clinical responsibilities effectively and efficiently
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional team is essential
• Status appointment in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of Toronto is an asset