physical therapy aide

Location
Vancouver, BC
 
Full job description
Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
Langue de travail: Anglais
Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
Education:
Expérience:
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Tasks
Assess patients' physical abilities
Assist health care professionals
Assist physicians in the assessment of patients
Carry out treatment programs, under the direction of physiotherapists and/or occupational therapists, to rehabilitate patients with various injuries or disabilities
Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
Assist chiropractor with patient health education
Select appropriate exercises, apparatus and manipulations
Prepare and maintain cleanliness of collection areas
Teach and/or supervise exercises to patients
Work conditions and physical capabilities
Physically demanding
Repetitive tasks
Attention to detail
Personal suitability
Client focus
Efficient interpersonal skills
Team player
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Support for persons with disabilities
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Veterans
Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities