Rehabilitation Assistant - Rehabilitation Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health; Annapolis Royal; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Travel coverage

Long-term disability

Life insurance coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Rehabilitation Assistant for the OPWZ Rehab Physiotherapy ACHC team in Annapolis Royal. This permanent, full-time position supports delivering therapies under therapist supervision and contributes to a compassionate patient-care environment.

You will assist with movement, education, and daily function, and help with equipment maintenance and supplies. Strong communication and teamwork are essential, with bilingual abilities a plus.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or GED required.
• Rehabilitation Assistant Program covering OT/PT.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support required.

Responsibilities

• Assist therapists in delivering interventions for movement and daily function.
• Educate patients and families on movement, occupation and function.
• Check and clean equipment; maintain treatment areas and supplies.

Skills

Basic Life Support

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

Education

Grade 12 or GED

Rehabilitation Assistant Program (OT/PT components)

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job description

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Req ID: 217855

Location: Western Zone, Annapolis Community Health Centre

Department: OPWZ Rehab Physiotherapy ACHC

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 CUPE Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 12-Nov-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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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

• Permanent, Full-Time Position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Benefits

$25.83 - $30.84 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes

• health
• dental
• travel
• long-term disability
• life insurance coverage
• defined benefit pension plan

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, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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