Help patients manage movement limitations as a Rehabilitation Assistant with Nova Scotia Health at Digby General Hospital in the Western Zone.

This temporary, full time role works under the Manager’s direction and therapists’ supervision within the Restorative Care Unit Physio DGH. You will support individuals, families, and groups through assigned interventions promoting movement, occupation, and function. Services may be provided anywhere within the Rehabilitation Services portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively as an active patient care team member
• Deliver assigned interventions for movement and daily function
• Promote education involving movement, occupation,
  
  
  
  and function
• Clean equipment and organize treatment spaces
• Manage necessary supply orders as needed

Requirements:

• Completed Rehabilitation Assistant Program
• Occupational therapy and physiotherapy program components
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff
• Organizational ability amid changing caseloads and staffing

Use rehabilitation interventions, organizational skills, and patient communication to support safe care across Nova Scotia Health’s rehabilitation services.