Rehabilitation Assistant - Mountain View Manor

Fraser Health Authority; Delta; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health organization as a Part-Time Rehabilitation Assistant. This role offers you the chance to support patients in their recovery journey, working closely with skilled therapists. You'll assist with mobility exercises, monitor patient progress, and ensure a safe environment for rehabilitation. With competitive benefits, including generous vacation time and employer-paid health benefits, this position is ideal for those looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare. If you are passionate about patient care and want to grow in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Four weeks of vacation

100% employer paid benefits

Defined municipal pension plan

87% maternity top-up

50% subsidy on Translink passes

Qualifications

• Completion of a Rehabilitation Assistant Program or equivalent experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with rehabilitative activities and mobility exercises.
• Monitor patient responses and communicate changes to therapists.
• Transport patients using mechanical aids and maintain equipment.

Skills

Effective Communication

Organizational Skills

Physical Ability

Equipment Operation

Education

Rehabilitation Assistant Program

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $30.96 - $30.96 / hour
Job Summary

We are currently hiring for a Part Time Rehabilitation Assistant to join our Long Term Care team at Mountain View Manor - Delta Hospital located in Delta, B.C.

Connect with us!

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

• Four weeks of vacation to start

• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits

• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan

• 87% maternity top-up

• 50% subsidy on Translink passes

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

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Detailed Overview

The Rehabilitation Assistantsupports the Physiotherapist and/or Occupational Therapist by assisting designated patients with assigned rehabilitative activities.
Responsibilities

1. Assists patients with established rehabilitiative activites such asmobility and strengthening exercises, walking programs, hydrapool program, and activities of daily living as directed. Demonstrates to patients the use of prescribed treatment/adaptive devices such as braces, wheelchairs, walkers, and modified eating utensils and personal care items.
2. Monitors patient response during activities and reports observations of patients' behaviour and progress to the Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist. Communicates concerns and/or changes in patients' condition.
3. Assists patients in dressing and toilet needs as required in preparation for and following rehabilitative treatment; assists with patient lifting/transfers and positioning as directed.
4. Transports patients to and from rehabilitative treatments utilizing mechanical aids such as wheelchairs and stretchers.
5. Sets up and organizes furnishings and equipment for related activities as directed; cleans and maintains equipment and reports malfunctioning equipment to appropriate staff. Maintains work area in a safe and orderly condition.
6. Maintains the inventory of equipment, devices and materials; assists in the ordering process following established guidelines.
7. Records and maintains statistics such as patients' participation and workload information.
8. Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Completion of a Rehabilitation Assistant Program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal effectively with others
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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