Rehabilitation Assistant - Occupational Therapy

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Upper Musquodoboit; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant in Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital to support therapists and patient care teams. You will educate patients and families, assist with interventions, and help maintain treatment spaces across the rehabilitation portfolio.

Qualifications include a Rehabilitation Assistant Program, Grade 12, BCLS, and strong communication. This casual long-assignment role offers hourly pay with benefits eligibility and a unionized workplace in

Qualifications

• Must have Grade 12 or GED.
• Completion of Rehabilitation Assistant Program (OT/PT components).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Ability to communicate well with patients, families and staff.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Organizational ability to manage changing staffing and caseloads.
• Knowledge of proper body mechanics.
• Basic computer skills.
• French language skills are an asset.
• Access to reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Assist therapists by delivering interventions for patients with movement and daily function limitations.
• Educate and promote movement, occupation and function.
• Check and clean equipment, maintain treatment and storage areas.
• May order necessary supplies.
• Provide services anywhere within the Rehabilitation Services portfolio as required.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Computer skills

French (asset)

Education

Grade 12 or GED

Rehabilitation Assistant Program (OT/PT components)

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Location: Central Zone, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital
Department: OPCZ Occupational Therapy TOH
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
Union: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 13-Nov-26

About The Opportunity

Under the direction of the Manager, and under the supervision of therapists, the Rehabilitation Assistant, as an active member of the patient care team, works with individuals, families and groups to help educate and promote movement, occupation, and function. Working collaboratively with their team, the Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for the safe and proficient delivery of interventions that have been assigned by the therapists for patients coping with limitations in movement and daily function. The Rehabilitation Assistant also checks and cleans equipment, maintains treatment and storage areas and may order necessary supplies. The successful applicant may be required to provide services anywhere within the Rehabilitation Services portfolio.

About You

• Grade 12 or GED
• Rehabilitation Assistant Program (which includes both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy components)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Ability to communicate well with both patients and their families and staff
• Good interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively with team members
• Organizational ability to complete assigned work and manage changing staffing and caseload levels
• Knowledge of proper body mechanics
• Demonstrate basic computer skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Access to reliable transportation

Hours

• Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation And Benefits

$25.83 - $30.84 hourly
$31.92 hourly with 25 year's service with the employer
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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