Physiotherapist I

Your Opportunity:

This position offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the Pediatric Community Rehabilitation Program, providing services to children and families across the Edmonton Area. As a Physiotherapist I (PT I), you will work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide assessment, consultation, and intervention services. The program utilizes a strengths-based, client- and family-centred approach emphasizing functional goal setting, participation outcomes, and family involvement in decision-making. Pediatric Community Physiotherapy focuses on health promotion, primary rehabilitation, motor development, play, and environmental factors that influence participation. Clinicians work with children presenting with a wide range of developmental concerns and provide evidence-informed universal, targeted, and individualized services. This role involves partnering with families, health and education providers, and community agencies to support coordinated care planning and service delivery. The successful candidate may contribute to service planning, quality improvement, mentoring, and student education. Responsibilities include maintaining clinical documentation, facilitating referrals and connections to community resources, and practicing in accordance with regulatory standards, legislation, organizational policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and workload expectations. Successful completion of observations of clinical practice during the probationary/trial period and annually thereafter is required. Travel throughout the Edmonton Area, including home and community visits, is required. This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative interdisciplinary team committed to supporting meaningful participation for children and families in home and community environments.

Description:

As the Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimum physical function and independence in development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness and functional decline. You will provide intervention (i.e. prevention, triage, screening, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment, management, education, consultation, fostering resourcefulness, case management, referral and transition support to individuals, groups, populations and communities. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. The PT collaborates with patient(s) and families in determining, implementing and evaluating appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich supports and engage in quality improvement; partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to advance services for their clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community; participates in peer mentoring; and supervises students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides and Provisional Physiotherapists.