Join our Shoreham Team!

Department: Nursing Services - Shoreham Village

Responsible To: Manager, Nursing Services

Qualifications:

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent from a recognized school of Physiotherapy
• Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Nova Scotia
• One to two years of relevant work experience
• Long Term Care experience is considered an asset
• Complex geriatric management experience considered an asset
• Current registration with the Nova Scotia College of Physiotherapy and eligibility for membership in the Canadian Physiotherapy Association
• Knowledge of the following: Medical Terminology, Falls Prevention Methods / Risk Management Procedures, Proper Body Mechanics, Therapy and Counselling, Principles of geriatric restorative care, Customer and Personal Service, Neurologic, orthopedic, cardio and respiratory treatment
• Must have excellent Communication, interpersonal, problem solving and time management and judgement and decision making skills

Major Responsibilities:

• Assesses resident needs in a physiotherapy context (e.g. mobility equipment, assistance, restorative potentials)
• Provides one on one therapeutic physiotherapy treatment to residents
• Designs physiotherapy treatment programs for Physiotherapy Assistant (PTA) to implement/ carry out and monitors resident progress in these programs
• Collaborates with nursing team to plan interventions for residents
• Instructs and educates internal stakeholders (e.g. mobility, equipment, care needs)
• Maintains physiotherapy gym (e.g. equipment, schedules, files, funding requests)

Duties: As per the Physiotherapist job description.

Salary: As per Shoreham's scale

Effective: ASAP

Hours of Work: 24 hours Bi-weekly (8-hour shifts)

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Shoreham is proud to be an inclusive employer who encourages diverse applicant. We thank all applicants however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.