Description:
The duties of this staff Physiotherapists are primarily clinical. The caseload consists of inpatients admitted to the General internal medicine units, on the weekends or holidays. Providing Physiotherapy assessment and/or treatment may be required on other inpatient units such as surgery, and orthopaedics. There is the potential for week day work if available.
Responsibilities
- Assessment, planning and therapeutic intervention for an assigned patient caseload according to physiotherapy scope of practice.
- Appropriate documentation of physiotherapy activities
- Discharging planning
- Record workload measurement
- Supervision of Physiotherapy Assistants as per college guidelines
- Participation in inter-professional clinics, rounds and discussions
- Participation in teaching students from other disciplines
- Mentoring of fellow colleagues, if appropriate
- Assist with other department/unit responsibilities or duties, as required
- Current registration and active membership/license in good standing with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.
- One (1) year of recent and related experience in the treatment of clients/patients preferred
- Excellent physiotherapy clinical skills with a broad variety of diagnostic groups including skills working with a geriatric population.
- Membership in the Canadian Physiotherapy Association preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; professional, diplomatic and confident with a proven ability to work with individuals across all levels of the organization and external stakeholders
- Strong experience in interdisciplinary education.
- Experience and skill in complex decision making processes and in advancing best practice initiatives and exploration of innovative models of care.
- Proven experience in self-reflective learning and skill in ability to adapt and respond effectively to change.
- Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history.