Location: Collingwood and Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Job Type: Full-time Permanent

Salary: $83,145 to $96,400 per annum depending on experience.

Hours of work: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, within the hours of 8am to 5pm, with flexibility to offer some late or early morning visits to meet patient preference.

Benefits: A comprehensive health, drugs, vision and dental package and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). Paid vacation, personal leave and a generous professional development budget.

The Georgian Bay Family Health Team is seeking Physiotherapists (PT) to join our team. As a Physiotherapist in this new and unique role you will provide primary care assessment, education, care planning, and clinical guidance for rostered patients presenting with musculoskeletal, mobility, pain, and functional concerns.

As the successful candidate you will support timely access to conservative care, contribute to chronic disease management and prevention strategies, and help optimize patient outcomes within a team-based primary care environment. You will assess and support patients prior to them seeing their primary care provider to help facilitate timely intervention, conservative management, and support increased capacity within the primary care team. This role will require some change management skills to help with shifting public understanding of the role of physiotherapy within a primary care team.

Our region offers outstanding four-season recreation for those who enjoy the outdoors. Georgian Bay Family Health Team (GBFHT) is a progressive, interdisciplinary team and an active partner in the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (OHT), with strong community relationships across the region. We offer a collaborative work environment, a modern EMR system and AI scribe,



and opportunities for ongoing career development. Services include Lung Health, Healthy Aging, Nutrition Counselling, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, Mental Health Counselling, and Telemedicine.

Key responsibilities

Use research and evidence to inform clinical care, education, and planning.

Advise patients and their families on health promotion, disease, illness, and accident prevention.

Provide comprehensive physiotherapy assessments for rostered patients presenting with musculoskeletal, mobility, pain, and functional concerns.

Deliver front-line consultation, triage, and early intervention for musculoskeletal and mobility-related concerns.

Assess and support patients prior to primary care provider appointments where appropriate to assist with early assessment, patient education, and care planning.

Collaborate closely with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to support coordinated patient care.

Identify patients requiring further medical evaluation, imaging, specialist referral, or urgent intervention.

Provide patient education regarding injury prevention, self-management strategies, ergonomics, exercise guidance, and healthy lifestyle practices.

Support chronic disease management initiatives where physiotherapy input may improve function and quality of life.

Document assessments, recommendations, progress notes,



and care plans within the electronic medical record (EMR) in a timely manner.

Participate in case conferences, quality improvement activities, and interdisciplinary care planning.

Assist in developing clinical pathways and best practices related to musculoskeletal and functional care within primary care.

Promote appropriate utilization of healthcare resources and support reduction of unnecessary specialist referrals and diagnostic imaging where appropriate.

Maintain professional standards, continuing education, and regulatory requirements.

Education and Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in health sciences, holding current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario in good standing.

Hold current First Aid and CPR certifications

Valid Ontario driver’s license and operational vehicle

Experience

Minimum 3 years’ experience

Experience with community care and/or a primary care setting

Experience working in an interdisciplinary team environment

Evidence of continued post graduate training in musculoskeletal assessment

Verbal and written communication, including effective use of computer programs like Microsoft Office, PS Suite experience an asset

Working autonomously and being self-directed

Skills

Models and promotes core ethical practice and reflects an optimistic and positive attitude

Formulating and implementing individual treatment plans based on analysis of assessment findings and clinical reasoning

Be adept at working collaboratively with members of our interprofessional team, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and other community health professionals.

Risk management and optimizing patient safety

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📌 Registered Physiotherapist – Full-time Permanent (Ontario)
🏢 Georgian Bay Family Health Team
📍 Ontario