Certified Hand Therapist - Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre Job Surrey area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Salary

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

Job Summary

We are currently hiring for Casual Certified Hand Therapist to join our Rehabilitation team at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre located in Surrey, B.C.

Benefits

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

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 prioritising 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 promotion and injury prevention such as selecting specialised wound care and debridement of soft tissue, suture removal and managing skills specific to hand therapy and consistent with recognised Hand Therapy protocols.

Evaluates effectiveness of interventions by conducting ongoing assessment and monitoring of client responses, evaluating changes in health status, function and physical performance against pre‑established outcomes; modifies client intervention strategies to achieve and maintain functional independence and physical performance.

Participates in clinical programme development and quality improvement activities by providing input related to hand therapy in the development, implementation and evaluation of standards, procedures, assessment forms, patient materials, clinical guidelines, programme descriptions and/or audit tools.

Prepares and maintains client…