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Rehabilitation​/Recreation Assistant Memorial Hospital

Job in Surrey, BC, Canada
Listing for: Fraser Health
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-03
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Rehabilitation
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 31.89 CAD Hourly CAD 31.89 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Salary

CAD $31.89 - $31.89 / hour

Job Summary

We are currently hiring for a Casual Rehabilitation/Recreation Assistant to join our Rehabilitation team at Surrey Memorial Hospital located in Surrey, B.C.

Why Surrey BC?

Surrey, British Columbia, is a vibrant growing city that combines modern living with natural beauty and a strong farming history. Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is one of B.C.’s largest and busiest hospitals, offering advanced care in emergency, maternity, pediatrics and mental health, and is the largest of three regional hospitals in Fraser Health’s integrated network of care. Serving a rapidly growing population, it is a vital hub in the Fraser Health region, providing high-quality, specialized services to communities across the Lower Mainland.

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Join our team and explore career opportunities with Fraser Health. We offer opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including:

  • 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
  • Maternity top-up (eligibility requirements to qualify)
  • 50% subsidy on Trans Link passes

Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

Under the general supervision of an Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and Recreation Therapist, the Casual Rehabilitation/Recreation Assistant provides routine training to patients on activities of daily living, carries out recreation, physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs, prepares and applies treatment modalities, prepares equipment for use by the therapist, and maintains inventory of equipment.

Responsibilities
  • Within an assigned area, provide routine instruction to patients on activities of daily living such as toileting, transfers, dressing/undressing, donning/doffing prostheses/orthoses, washing, bathing, and assisting where necessary.
  • Carry out established recreation participation programs such as crafts, bingo, community news and maintain the patient environment.
  • Prepare and apply treatment modalities such as ice, heat, cryocuff, whirlpool and wax; supervise established exercise programs; perform passive and active assisted range of motion exercises and assist with walking following established policies and procedures.
  • Provide direction to volunteers during recreation, physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs and demonstrate related techniques as required.
  • Assist with or conduct group activities established by physiotherapy, occupational therapy or recreation therapy.
  • Provide input into the planning, implementation and evaluation of program modifications or proposed new programs.
  • Report patient’s performance and response in programs to the appropriate therapist.
  • Prepare equipment for use by therapist; assist in fabrication of adaptive equipment and splints as directed. Clean all equipment according to procedure and schedule requirements and maintain the general tidiness of the department. Report all malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate therapist.
  • Maintain the inventory of equipment, devices and materials and monitor lending and returning of patient equipment. Maintain inventory of general department supplies and prepare supply requisitions for signature as required.
  • Maintain statistical data as required.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
    • Qualifications

    Education and Experience

    Completion of a recognized Rehabilitation Assistant Program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

    Skills and Abilities

    • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
    • Ability to deal with others effectively.
    • Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.
    • Ability to organize work and manage time effectively.
    • Ability to operate related equipment.
    About Fraser Health

    Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do.

    Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of over 50,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.

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