Therapy Assistant

The FMC campus is growing and will soon include the newly completed McCaig Tower, opening Fall 2010.
The Foothills Medical Centre is an Acute Care hospital with over 900 beds. It is also the Trauma Centre for Southern Alberta, Eastern British Columbia and Western Saskatchewan. FMC has a Neuro
Tertiary Unit as well as the majority of In Patient Neurological services in Calgary.
The Allied Health Department works collaboratively with all the clinical teams spread across the whole campus of the Foothills Medical Centre, including the upcoming opening of the new McCaig Tower
which will house state of the art ICU and Operating Rooms.
All staff hired into the Allied Health Department may be required to work in a variety of settings across the Campus. 
The present caseload for this position is in Tertiary Neuro, this may be subject to change based on operational considerations. Under the direction of a Physical Therapist or an Occupational
Therapist, the Therapy Assistant provides direct patient care as well as department support functions. This position currently provides therapy assistant intervention to patients.
This position is physically demanding and requires repetitive lifting and transferring of patients and or equipment.
Requisition #: 127345
Department: (FMC) PHYSICAL THERAPY
Location: Foothills Medical Centre
Employee Class: Temporary Full Time
Rates of Pay: Minimum: 20.33 per hour   Maximum: 24.61 per hour
Qualifications:
- MUST have Certification or Diploma from a recognized Therapy Assistant program.
- Recent experience working in an acute hospital setting as a Therapy Assistant
- CPR required - BLS for Health Care Providers Level C
- Demonstrated knowledge of both Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
- Effective self management skills and demonstrated initiative.
- Able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
- Basic computer skills are an asset