Job Description

Position: Physiotherapist

Dept: Primary, Rehab, CCC & Seniors - 1D Rehabilitation/Sub-Acute Geriatrics

File #: 2023-31956

Status: Casual (x1)

Role Level: Allied Health (AH10.4) $34.61-$47.98

Shifts:Days 0800-1600 with occasional work on weekends and statutory holidays weekdays and possible weekends /Hours 8

Site: Credit Valley Hospital

Posted: March 03, 2023

Internal Deadline: March 10, 2023

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access... Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety . If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!

About our Unit:

1D is a 55 bed specialized unit comprised of rehab patients and sub-acute geriatric patients.

We are a skilled group of rehabilitation healthcare professionals who strive for excellence in providing compassionate, patient-centered care. Our goal-focused therapy guides our patients in their journey to independence and reintegration into community. Our team works diligently towards improving the physical, cognitive and communication problems caused by an injury or illness. We work with our patients to improve their quality of life and support their desire to return to meaningful activities.

Our patient’s success is optimized by self-motivation, active participation and family support.

Currently, we are also managing some acute medicine beds along with our rehab and sub-acute geriatric patients.

Job Description:

The Physiotherapist is accountable for the following:
• Assessment of patients with physical dysfunction of the cardio-pulmonary, musculo-skeletal and neurological systems and co-creation of goals with the patient and family
• Planning and implementation of treatment plans to improve movement/function, alleviate pain, and optimize respiratory function
• Participate in patient discharge planning
• Document patient assessment and treatment in the health record
• Collaboration with the interprofessional healthcare team, patients and their families to achieve patient goals and augment the treatment plan as needed
• Providing education to the interprofessional team to support evidence based care
• Assigning to and supervision of support personnel
• Involvement in clinical education of various professions, including preceptorship of physical therapy students

Qualifications
• Registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
• C.P.A. member preferred
• A breadth of experience is required, including but not limited to assessment and treatment of post-acute medically complex, orthopaedic, neurogenic, geriatric and vascular patients (including amputees)
• Experience with acute medicine patients and transitions in care is an asset
• Knowledge of community resources and services is an asset
• Rostered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario for oxygen titration or willingness to complete process within 3 months of hire
• Certified in FIM assessment, or willingness to be certified within 6 months of hire
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated effectiveness working independently as well as liaising with the interprofessional team
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support preferred
• Demonstrated leadership within a interprofessional team is preferred

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted
Mississauga ON

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