Rehabilitation Assistant - Interprofessional Team

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Req ID: 155789
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: OPEZ Strat InterProfess Team OT PT CBRH
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT ( 90% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: UNIFOR Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 12-May-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
Under the direction of the Manager, and under the supervision of therapists, the Rehabilitation Assistant works with individuals, families and groups to promote movement, occupation, and function. Working collaboratively with their team, the Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for the safe and proficient delivery of interventions that have been assigned by therapists. The Rehabilitation Assistant also checks and cleans equipment, maintains treatment and storage areas and may order necessary supplies. The successful applicant may be required to provide services anywhere within the Rehabilitation Services portfolio.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Knowledge of proper body mechanics
• Organizational ability to complete assigned work and manage changing staffing and caseload levels
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Demonstrate basic computer skills
• Ability to communicate well with both patients and their families and staff
• Grade 12 or GED
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Rehabilitation Assistant Program (which includes both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy components)
• Access to reliable transportation
• Good interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively with team members

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Permanent, Part-Time (90%) Position; 63 hours biweekly
• Shifts include weekdays and weekends. Travel may be required

Compensation and Incentives
$22.39 - $25.44 Hourly
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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