Job Id: 6299
Willowdale Physiotherapy
willowdale.hr@rogers.com
June 11, 2024North York
Ontario
Full Time
Company location – 6228 Yonge Street, Suite 225, North York, Ontario, M2M 3X4
General Accountabilities
- Assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures.
- Administer electrical modalities to relieve pain
- Instruct, motivate, and assist patients to learn and improve functional activities.
- Observe patients during treatments and comply and evaluate data on patient responses to treatments and progress and report findings to physical therapist.
- Fit patients for, adjust, and train patients in use and care of orthopedic braces, prostheses, and supportive devices such as crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs.
- Confer with members of physical therapy staff and other health team members, individually and in conference, to exchange, discuss, and evaluate patient information for planning, modifying, and coordinating treatment programs.
- Give orientation to new physical therapist assistants and direct and give instructions to physical therapy aides.
- Perform clerical duties such as taking inventory, ordering supplies, answering telephone, taking messages, and filling out forms.
- Measure patient's range-of-joint motion, length and girth of body parts, and vital signs to determine effects of specific treatments or to assist Physical Therapist to compile data for patient evaluations.
- Monitor treatments administered by physical therapy aides.
Job Qualifications
- Education: College Diploma or Certificate in a related field
- Experience: 1-2 years of related experience
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Service orientation
- Social perceptiveness
- Active, industrious and energetic
- Active learning
Salary
- $35,635.00 per annum
Work hours
- 30 hours a week