Physiotherapist, Home Health - Community South

Salary

CAD $45.15 - $56.17 / hour

We are currently hiring for a Casual Physiotherapist to join our Home Health team in Community South located in Surrey, BC.

Joining our team offers 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:

• Start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year
• Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
• Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
• 87% maternity top‑up
• 50% subsidy on Trans Link passes
• Eligibility based on employment status

Provides physiotherapy assessments and treatments to referred clients with acute, rehabilitative, chronic or palliative health care needs in community settings; supports early discharge of clients back to the community; provides services for prevention of the client's hospitalization and facilitates independence at home; develops, reviews and implements client care plans; recommends and educates clients/family/caregivers on the use of appropriate electrical modality, medical equipment, adaptations and aids, where necessary;

participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team and liaises with other health care professionals to provide quality and safe client centred care; maintains client records and related statistical reports, as required.

• Provides physiotherapy services to referred clients through assessment, consultation and interventions that promote functional independence and safety; provides therapeutic exercise programs that promote strength, range of movement, circulation and functional activity.
• Collaborates with clients, families, caregivers, other healthcare professionals and staff to formulate client‑centered goals; develops, implements and monitors care plans to ensure that the care plan attains client goals.
• Evaluates effectiveness of direct clinical care and education provided to the client and their caregivers; role models and demonstrates direct client care skills to staff and students based on the application of current theories and concepts to ensure compliance with current standards of practice; provides input to the interdisciplinary team regarding changes to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness of client care and to the assigned program.
• Recommends specific medical equipment, adaptations and aids such as walkers, ramps and house modifications to promote optimal client mobility, independence and safety; determines and applies the appropriate use of electrotherapy and other modalities to achieve symptom relief and improve physical function; educates clients/family/caregivers on mobility and/or transfer techniques, independent living skills, use of environmental and equipment adaptations and body mechanics.
• Assesses client situation and determines appropriate tasks for delegation to a family member, care giver or community health worker; monitors and reviews specific tasks with the client, caregiver and/or community health worker to ensure delegation of tasks continues to be appropriate.
• Acts as a resource to staff and other healthcare professionals on physiotherapy techniques for movement dysfunction; provides in‑services and develops applicable resource material; acts as a client advocate by providing information and referring clients to community agencies, groups, support systems and outpatient physiotherapy, where appropriate.
• Identifies staff learning needs, develops and provides orientation and education related to physiotherapy; completes required reports and records workload and related statistics; maintains files and records in accordance with program standards and procedures.
• Participates in quality improvement and risk management activities by evaluating clinical practice and generating recommendations for alternative approaches; consults with the Manager prior to the implementation of changes to current practice.
• Maintains knowledge of current developments in evidence‑based physiotherapy and practice by reviewing relevant literature,…