Rehabilitation Assistant - Rehabilitation Services

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health; Sydney; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits package

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Defined benefit pension

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health's Rehabilitation Assistant role at Cape Breton Regional Hospital supports therapists in delivering movement and daily function interventions, educating patients and families, and helping maintain equipment and treatment areas.

The permanent, part-time position (37.5 hours bi-weekly equivalent at 50%) offers a unionized environment, benefits, and opportunities to work across the Rehabilitation Services portfolio in the Eastern Zone.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or GED.
• Rehabilitation Assistant Program (OT/PT components).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Communicate well with patients, families and staff.
• Good interpersonal skills and team collaboration.
• Organizational ability to manage changing caseload.
• Knowledge of proper body mechanics.
• Basic computer skills.
• French language skills are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Assist therapists by delivering prescribed interventions.
• Check, clean, and maintain equipment.
• Maintain treatment and storage areas; order supplies as needed.
• Provide services across the Rehabilitation Services portfolio as required.

Job description

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Req ID: 221091
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: OPEZ Physiotherapy CBR
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50%) x 1
UNIFOR Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 20-Nov-26
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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

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

Hours

• Permanent, part-time position; 37.5 hours bi-weekly
• Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Travel may be required

Compensation and Benefits

$25.84 - $30.85 Hourly

$31.93 hourly with 25 years' 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

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.

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