Rehabilitation Assistant | Occupational Therapy

This Casual Rehabilitation Assistant position would include working in Acute Care, primarily in Acute Mental Health and Therapeutic Support Services. Medical, Surgical and Rehabilitation Unit work will also be required. Typical shifts are Monday to Friday though with some weekends.
What We Offer

• BC Top Employer 2023 and Canadian Top Employer Young Professionals 2023
• Opportunity to be a part of the advancing medical field.
• In-depth orientation and mentorship with the opportunity to trial different practice areas to promote competency and avoid stagnancy.
• Learning and career development opportunities.
• The resources and infrastructure that Interior Health offers to support your practice.
• Family and work-life balance.
• Benefit from working within a supportive and fun team based environment.
• Job security.

Within This Role, a Rehabilitation Assistant
Rehabilitation Assistants take clinical direction from either a physical therapist or an occupational therapist and may work in hospital and/or long-term settings.

• Is relied on to be the eyes and ears of the rehab team.
• Is an intrical member of the rehabilitation team.
• Has a huge impact on progression of patient needs and their rehab journey.
• Engages patients with regular therapeutic interventions.
• Is encouraged to work at top of scope.

Occupational Therapy Acute Care
Areas of work: post-op surgical care, general medical, inpatient rehab, critical care, post-neuro events (CVA, TBI), inpatient psychiatry, Therapeutic Support Surfaces program. Practicing valued activities of daily living (i.e. dressing, toileting, feeding, functional transfers) with patients and cognitive rehabilitation, such as memory games, newspaper therapy. Assisting with splinting.
Long-Term Care
Practice using equipment to help people stay independent. For example wheel chairs, walkers. Conduct exercise and walking programs, and therapeutic group work. You monitor and manage equipment inventory/stock, use and the availability of specialty products for required needs. You provide education to staff with a range of backgrounds in Safe Patient Handling.
Shifts will be available on a short-notice on-call bases and/or blocks of shifts pre-scheduled to relieve leaves of absences. Casual employment means work requirements can vary between Zero and 37.5 hours per week. Receive 13% of straight time pay, exclusive of all premiums, in lieu of scheduled vacations and statutory holidays. Upon completion of 180 hours, there is option of purchasing medical, dental and extended health benefit plans. Opportunity to apply internally for regular openings as they become available.
Interior Health is strongly committed to staff development and encouraging growth. We offer great benefits and fulfilling opportunities to support and enhance knowledge and skills and help you progress at every stage of your Rehabilitation Assistant career.