Physiotherapist | Acute Care Float Position

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Job ID 1720344 Date posted 06/07/2022

Job title :PHYSIOTHERAPIST | ACUTE CARE FLOAT POSITION

Community :PENTICTON

Facility :PENTICTON REGIONAL HSPTL

Status :RELIEF PART TIME (0.73 FTE)

Position Summary

Interior Health’s Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) is looking for a knowledgeable Physiotherapist with experience in developing client evidence-based, outcome-focused intervention strategies consistent with the clients’ needs and goals in order to achieve optimal health outcomes. This is a relief part-time role until approximately May 2024, or return of incumbent.

Excellent career prospects await the right candidate. In addition to recognition of previous experience in determining starting salary, we offer one of the best benefit packages and pension plans in Canada. In addition to Medical, Dental and Extended Health coverage, we offer paid annual vacation. We also offer an attractive defined employee pension plan, disability and life insurance, and options for maternity &/or paternity leave top-up. This is a four on/four off float position working in Acute Care.

What Will You Work On?

Reporting to the Physiotherapy Professional Practice Lead you will draw upon your ability to identify client and therapist expectations and the client’s desired functional status and quality of life; administer standardized tests and measures; promote functional independence; and enable clients to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes.

How Will You Create Impact?

PRH is a 155-bed Acute Care facility in the Okanagan Health Service Area and responsible for providing core medical and surgical specialty services to surrounding population of approximately 90,000 people. As a member of the PRH multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, you will work independently and collaboratively providing physiotherapy services that include assessment, treatment planning and implementation, program planning, consultation, equipment prescription and education of clients and/or their caregivers.

How Will We Help You Grow?

Orientation includes dedicated time for online learning of Interior Health processes, 1:1 time with the practice lead, job shadowing of all team members and other orientation or experiential opportunities identified by the employee.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC).
  

New Physiotherapy grads are welcome to apply with eligibility to obtain Interim CPTBC registration

Interior Health values diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience and knowledge to ensure equitable health outcomes for all of the clients we serve. We are welcoming of all populations including our Aboriginal partners throughout the Interior Health Region. We are committed to increasing our Aboriginal representative workforce to build an engaged, culturally diverse organization focused on the goal of providing high quality, sustainable healthcare through an engaged workforce and healthy workplaces. We build inclusive, trusting and respectful relationships through our partnerships.