Rehabilitation Assistant - Rehabilitation Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Victoria Vale; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading health services provider in Nova Scotia as a Rehabilitation Assistant. In this role, you will work under the supervision of therapists to support patients in improving their mobility and daily functions. This part-time position offers valuable experience in a collaborative healthcare environment, contributing to the well-being of individuals in your community.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or GED required.
• Completion of Rehabilitation Assistant Program (OT and PT components).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the safe delivery of interventions assigned by therapists.
• Check and clean equipment, maintain treatment areas, order supplies.
• Educate and promote movement, occupation, and function.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Basic computer skills

Knowledge of body mechanics

Education

Grade 12 or GED

Rehabilitation Assistant Program

Basic Cardiac Life Support

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Req ID: 204345

Location: Western Zone, Soldiers Memorial Hospital

Department: OPWZ Rehab Physiotherapy SMH

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT short-assignment ( 40% ) x 1

CUPE Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 10-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, 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
  
  

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

Hours

• Part-Time Long Assignment / 30 hours bi-weekly
• Approximately a 5-month assignment / dates subject to change
• Shifts may include evenings, weekends, holidays
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$24.59 - $28.64 Hourly

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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  Hospitals and Health Care

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