Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $45.15 - $56.17 / hour

Job Summary

Come work with us

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields, career growth and advancement, a competitive compensation package (including earning four weeks of vacation in your first year, comprehensive health benefits, and pension plan), and the rewarding prospect to make a difference every single day in health care.

Detailed Overview

Provides physiotherapy assessments and treatments to referred clients with acute, rehabilitative, chronic or palliative health care needs in community settings; provides services for prevention of the client's hospitalization and facilitates independence at home; develops, reviews and implements client care plans; recommends and educates clients/family/caregivers on the use of appropriate medical equipment, adaptations and aids, where necessary; participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team and liaises with other health care professionals to provide quality and safe client centered care; maintains client records and related statistical reports, as required.

Responsibilities

- Provides physiotherapy services to referred clients through assessment, consultation and interventions that promote functional independence and safety; provides therapeutic exercise programs that promote strength, range of movement, circulation and functional activity.
- Collaborates with clients, families, caregivers, other healthcare professionals and staff to formulate client-centered goals; develops, implements and monitors care plans to ensure that the care plan attains client goals.




- Evaluates effectiveness of direct clinical care and education provided to the client and their caregivers; role models and demonstrates direct client care skills to staff and students based on the application of current theories and concepts to ensure compliance with current standards of practice; provides input to the interdisciplinary team regarding changes to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness of client care and to the assigned program.
- Recommends specific medical equipment, adaptations and aids such as walkers, ramps and house modifications to promote optimal client mobility, independence and safety; determines and applies the appropriate use of electrotherapy and other modalities to achieve symptom relief and improve physical function; educates clients/family/caregivers on mobility and/or transfer techniques, independent living skills, use of environmental and equipment adaptations and body mechanics.
- Assesses client situation and determines appropriate tasks for delegation to a family member, care giver or community health worker; monitors and reviews specific tasks with the client, caregiver and/or community health worker to ensure delegation of tasks continues to be appropriate.




- Acts as a resource to staff and other healthcare professionals on physiotherapy techniques for movement dysfunction; provides in-services and develops applicable resource material; acts as a client advocate by providing information and referring clients to community agencies, groups, support systems and outpatient physiotherapy, where appropriate.
- Identifies staff learning needs, develops and provides orientation and education related to physiotherapy; completes required reports and records workload and related statistics; maintains files and records in accordance with program standards and procedures.
- Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities by evaluating clinical practice and generating recommendations for alternative approaches; consults with the Manager prior to the implementation of changes to current practice.
- Maintains knowledge of current developments in evidence-based physiotherapy and practice by reviewing relevant literature, consulting with other healthcare professionals and attending relevant education programs; sets measurable performance goals and annual objectives in collaboration with the Manager.
- Provides input to the Manager on the purchase of supplies, equipment and equipment repairs, as needed.
- Assists with the facilitation of student placements and provides instruction and/or supervision to students during clinical placements, as assigned; evaluates and documents student's progress and performance.
- Participates in research and special projects related to physiotherapy by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team, identifying practices/issues, collecting and interpreting data and providing input for further analysis; participates on various committees, projects and delegated tasks to assist the development of Primary Care Network (PCN) programs, as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifica

📌 Physiotherapist, Primary Health Care (Burnaby)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Burnaby