Rehabilitation Assistant (Certified) 2025-163-SB

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A rehabilitation health authority in Manitoba is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant to provide therapeutic treatments and support to residents. The role requires the ability to communicate in French and English and involves repairing and adapting equipment as needed. Ideal candidates will have a Rehabilitation Assistant Certificate and previous experience in long-term care settings. This full-time position encompasses responsibilities related to diverse rehabilitation programs and will require a commitment to the organization’s vision and values.

Qualifications

• Experience in long-term/chronic care facility preferred.
• Mental and physical ability to meet job demands.
• Current Criminal Record Check for the Vulnerable Sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide assigned therapeutic treatments to residents.
• Repair and adapt rehabilitation equipment.
• Support rehabilitation program and services.

Skills

Communication in both official languages

Collaborative teamwork

Understanding of rehabilitation philosophy

Knowledge of therapeutic exercise

Ability to repair and adapt technological equipment

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Interpersonal and communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

Rehabilitation Assistant Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

The Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for providing assigned therapeutic treatments to residents, repairing and adapting equipment, as well as other duties related to the rehabilitation program and support services. The Rehabilitation Assistant has knowledge of body systems as it relates to the disease process and therapeutic exercise. They demonstrate a strong aptitude for medical terms and abbreviations, anatomy and physiology. The Rehabilitation Assistant demonstrates a commitment to the vision, mission and values of Actionmarguerite.

Service and Assignment

Care and Services - Rehabilitation

Starting Date

June 15, 2025

Shift and Hours of Work

1.0 FTE - full-time - days, currently 08:00 - 16:15

Pay Scale

As per CUPE Collective Agreement

Specifications

This position provides services to our multiple sites. Assignment and hours of work are subject to change at any time as per operational requirements.

Closing Date

Open until filled

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Rehabilitation Assistant Certificate
• Experience in a long term/chronic care facility preferred; and
• Experience with the use of personal computers in a Windows environment.

Abilities and Skills

• Ability to communicate in both official languages (French and English) is required (AMSJ excluded);
• Ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary team environment;
• An understanding of the philosophy of rehabilitation;
• An understanding of bio-chemistry;
• Knowledge of therapeutic exercise;
• Ability to work with tools required to repair, modify, adapt technological equipment;
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, body systems;
• Understanding of functional movement as it relates to disease process;
• Ability to instruct on the proper use of rehabilitation equipment for optimal body movement;
• Knowledge of Kinesiology in relation to normal and dysfunctional human movement;
• Knowledge of treatment techniques utilized in the rehabilitation field;
• Knowledge of the physical and psychological impacts of various medical conditions;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Basic computer skills to work with Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Internet, e-mails and MDS;
• Ability to accept guidance and constructive criticism;
• Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the job;
• Ability to demonstrate a satisfactory employment record, including attendance; and
• Current Criminal Record Check for the Vulnerable Sector and Adult Abuse Registry Check deemed satisfactory by the Employer.

Knowledge

• Actionmarguerite's Vision, Mission and Values, Resident Bill of Rights, Actionmarguerite’s policies and procedures;
• Workplace Health and Safety and safe work practices; and
• W.H.M.I.S. program.

Bilingual Designation

This position is designated bilingual (French/English AMSB & AMSV). All staff are hired for the facility. Employees may hold more than one position in different Actionmarguerite facilities, where the sum total of hours does not exceed 1.0 full-time equivalence.