Physiotherapist II

Job title: Physiotherapist II

Company: Alberta Health Services

Job description: Your Opportunity:

This is an exciting leadership position within the Physiotherapy department at MHRH. The position will support all branches of care within the department. Experience in all service areas is preferred as you will be mentor staff and students within this rotational position. A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience with administrative and supervisory experience would be an asset. You will also be required to provide ongoing education this requires you to show you are a lifelong learner within our profession. The ability to work independently and cooperatively with your peers is essential. You must be able to demonstrate your ability to work in and understand the transdisciplinary model of care within a allied health model of care. This position will also support rural sites and having an active Alberta driver’s license and reliable vehicle are requirements for the position. Additionally, you will demonstrate creative thinking and identify innovative solutions to complex and diverse issues. In your application, please include a one-page summary of how you plan on supporting OBP targets and ideas to improve service delivery within our department. Your other roles will be to evaluate and monitor patient outcomes, make a recommendation, and lead service delivery changes.

Description:

As a Physiotherapist II, you will provide coordination of physiotherapy and other allied health clinical services. You will provide supervision of students and team members as assigned. You will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will be making day-to-day clinical decisions on patient/family needs regarding assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and advise team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective client care. You will ensure physiotherapy practice is evidence based and in alignment with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, code of ethics and AHS policy and guidelines. You will be coordinating the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitoring care delivery, identifying service needs and assisting other medical staff with caseload management, completing chart audits and providing follow-up and feedback to staff. You will participate in program development and operational planning and representing the department on committees or programs. You will make decisions on staffing level requirements, workflow, caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. AHS is dedicated to supporting our Physiotherapists in their practice area and expanding their skillsets regardless of location. All AHS Physiotherapists have access to a list of experienced clinicians across the province and are able to tap into this resource via email, phone and virtual meetings. As we transition to our Provincial Electronic Medical Record (Connect Care) you will also be able to share patient information real time with these senior clinicians to assist you in providing high quality care.

• Classification: Physiotherapist II
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Department: SZ MEDHAT REG HOSP Physthrpy03
• Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 17-FEB-2021
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 30-MAR-2021
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evening, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $39.42
• Maximum Salary: $52.36
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of master’s degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program or bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible registration and practice permit with Physiotherapy Alberta College + Association. Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required. Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.

Important:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is committed to ensuring the safety of staff and patients and requires all NEW employees to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (CRC) and/or Vulnerable Sector Search(VSS) prior to the start of their employment. The CRC/VSS must be specific to the role at AHS and must be dated no more than 90 days prior to the date on your written offer from AHS.

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Expected salary:

Location: Medicine Hat, AB

Job date: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:42:18 GMT