Rehabilitation Assistant - Rehabilitation Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Rehabilitation Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will work collaboratively with therapists to deliver essential care and support to patients facing movement and functional challenges. Your responsibilities will include assisting in therapy sessions, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a safe and organized environment for patient care. This full-time position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and families, while working in a supportive and dynamic team. If you are passionate about helping others and have the required qualifications, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or GED and Rehabilitation Assistant Program required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist therapists in delivering interventions for patients with movement limitations.
• Maintain treatment areas and equipment, ensuring cleanliness and organization.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational ability

Communication skills

Basic computer skills

Knowledge of body mechanics

Education

Grade 12 or GED

Rehabilitation Assistant Program

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job description

Req ID: 189804
Location: Northern Zone, Aberdeen Hospital
Department: OPNZ Phys Occ Therapy ARH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 25-Apr-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.

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, Full-Time Position; 75 Hours Bi-weekly

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. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment - Incentives.

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.