Physiotherapy assistant
Job detail
Physiotherapy assistant
Job details
- Location 170 Sandalwood PKWY E. suite 1Brampton, ONL6Z 1Y5
- Workplace informationOn site
- Salary 35.00 hourly / 30 to 40 hours per Week
- Terms of employmentPermanent employmentFull time
- Day, Morning
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Private practice
- Rehabilitation centre and special health institution
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Administer evaluative tests
- Administer tests using equipment, instruct patients on test procedures and record results, and monitor, check and calibrate auditory equipment
- Assess patients' physical abilities
- 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
- Develop information materials for patients
- Examine the patient
- Follow through on treatment programs with patients
- Help physical therapists
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Select appropriate exercises, apparatus and manipulations
- Perform general clerical duties
- Process files and paperwork
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
- Teach and/or supervise exercises to patients
Additional information
Personal suitability
- Punctuality
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Creativity
Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for persons with disabilities- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Who can apply for this job?
The employer accepts applications from:
- Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
- Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.