Certified Hand Therapist - Ridge Meadows Hospital Job Maple Ridge area,Pitt Meadows BC Canada,Healthcare

Location: Pitt Meadows

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $42.56 - $52.95 / hour

Job Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Part Time Certified Hand Therapist to join our team at Ridge Meadows Hospital located in Maple Ridge, B.C.

Ridge Meadows Hospital is the local community hospital for both Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge and has 172 acute care beds. As a community hospital, it provides primary and secondary acute care and specialty services including 24/7 emergency, ambulatory care, day surgery, general and internal medicine, rehabilitation, maternity care, general surgery, orthopedics, urology, critical care, pharmacy, medical imaging, and a medical laboratory for both inpatient and outpatient needs.

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

Career advancement and growth opportunities
Comprehensive health benefits including extended health and dental 100% paid by us, that cover you and your whole family.
Health and well-being resources, including an employee and family assistance program.
Generous vacation time: eligible employees can earn up to four (4) weeks of vacation per year, with the possibility of accruing extra time based on there tenor with us.
Access to exclusive staff discounts and perks with various partners including a Transit Incentive Program
A defined pension plan.

Come work with us!

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Detailed Overview

Reporting clinically to the Clinical Practice Leader and administratively to the Manager, Clinical Operations, utilizes clinical knowledge and procedures such as specialized wound care and debridement of soft tissue to provide therapeutic services to the client with hand injuries; conducts comprehensive hand therapy assessments and consultation utilizing an evidence-based approach to clients including planning goals, directing and implementing services using intervention approaches/procedures;

evaluates effectiveness of the service and treatment plan and implements changes, as required; maintains client records by including information such as treatment status/options/progress; provides other therapeutic services to the client, as needed and participates in the development, review and promotion of hand therapy services for the assigned program area.

Responsibilities

Conducts clinical and therapeutic assessments of the client's physical status, functional abilities, needs and goals regarding manual skills specific to hand therapy utilizing an evidence-based approach such as reviewing records, interviewing the patient/client, identifying client and therapist expectations, administering standard tests, determining the appropriate use of assessment tolls, conducting examinations, identifying functional status and monitoring the patient/clients health for any significant change in functional independence to restore, maintain and enhance the client's health and performance.

Analyzes the client's therapeutic needs by ensuring the proper application of Standardized Clinical Hand Evaluations to establish the appropriate therapeutic diagnosis and prognosis; plans short and long term individual treatment program by interpreting clinical findings, establishing and prioritizing expected outcomes, discussing treatment options and determining available resources, in collaboration with the client consistent with the client's needs to achieve optimal health outcomes.

Implements specific therapeutic treatment programs utilizing diverse intervention approaches and modalities to promote, develop, maintain and/or restore physical performance potential; identifies resources required for treatment such as tests, material and equipment; educates and teaches the client regarding self-management, health…


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