Rehabilitation Assistant - Rehabilitation Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; New Glasgow; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Nova Scotia Health Authority as a Rehabilitation Assistant, providing vital support in promoting patient mobility and function. This casual, full-time position offers valuable experience within a collaborative team, helping to enhance the lives of individuals through targeted therapeutic interventions. Ideal candidates will have relevant certifications, strong communication skills, and a passion for healthcare.

Benefits

Health and dental insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or GED required.
• Certified in Rehabilitation Assistant Program including OT and PT.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certified.

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals, families, and groups to promote movement and function.
• Assist therapists by delivering assigned interventions and maintaining equipment.
• Provide services across the Rehabilitation Services portfolio.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Ability

Basic Computer Skills

Knowledge of Body Mechanics

Education

Grade 12 or GED

Rehabilitation Assistant Program

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Req ID: 204733
Location: Northern Zone, Aberdeen Hospital
Department: OPNZ Physiotherapy OAC - ARH
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% ) x 1
CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Jun-25

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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Under the direction of the Manager, and under the supervision of therapists, the Rehabilitation Assistant works with individuals, families, and groups to 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 therapists. 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 and to other sites as deemed operationally necessary.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• 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

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long Assignment, Full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
• This position is approximately 16 months in length (Dates are subject to change)

Compensation and Benefits

$24.59 - $28.64 Hourly

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

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

About the company

The Nova Scotia Health Authority is a provincial health authority serving Nova Scotia, Canada.

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