Advanced Practice Physiotherapist - Seating and Mobility

Vancouver Coastal Health • Vancouver, BC

1d • CA$45 - CA$56 • Onsite

About The Position

Within the context of a patient and family centred care model and in accordance with established standards of professional practice and the vision and values of the organization, including Indigenous Cultural Safety, cultural humility and anti-racism principles, provides physiotherapy services to enable clients to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team. For the majority of the time, utilizes advanced clinical knowledge and procedures to provide Physiotherapy services that includes providing seating and mobility assessment and prescription, pressure and shear management, and spasticity management to spinal cord injury (SCI) clients with increased complexity, comorbidities and functional implications. Duties include conducting advanced assessments utilizing an evidence-based approach, planning goal directed services, implementing services utilizing advanced intervention approaches/procedures, evaluating the effectiveness of the service, preparing and maintaining records, developing research proposals, participating in interdisciplinary research, demonstrating safe and effective resource utilization and quality management and contributing to the development, review and promotion of physiotherapy services.

Requirements

• Current full registration as a Physiotherapist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC).
• Two (2) year's recent experience in a rehabilitation health care setting including one (1) year seating and positioning experience involving advanced interventions, commercial and custom seating devices and mobility equipment for individuals with complex needs plus additional course work in complex seating and positioning, and skin and wound management or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Eligible for membership in the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia (PABC).
• Broad knowledge of complex and aging adult populations living with Spinal Cord Injury, presentations, indicators, needs, complexities, co-morbidities and contra-indicators.
• Broad knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice related to wheelchair prescription, modifications and technologies, seating, positioning, pressure prevention assessment and interventions and mobility access.
• Broad knowledge of concepts, current trends and practice related to wheeled mobility, seating, positioning and mobility access.
• Broad knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice related to upper extremity therapy.
• Broad knowledge of physiotherapy theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and empower clients to assume control over their health.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and clients both one-on-one and in groups.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safety care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a culturally safe and respectful manner, with co-workers, physicians, other health care staff and patients/clients and their circle of care.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a team member.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation and teaching.
• Broad knowledge of research process and methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in collaboration with others.
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others in a complex health care environment.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when referral to another health care professional is required.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Skilled in the use of equipment, and in the techniques appropriate for intervention.
• Computer literacy with work processing, spreadsheet and database skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides physiotherapy services to enable clients to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge and procedures to provide Physiotherapy services that includes providing seating and mobility assessment and prescription, pressure and shear management, and spasticity management to spinal cord injury (SCI) clients with increased complexity, comorbidities and functional implications.
• Conducting advanced assessments utilizing an evidence-based approach.
• Planning goal directed services.
• Implementing services utilizing advanced intervention approaches/procedures.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the service.
• Preparing and maintaining records.
• Developing research proposals.
• Participating in interdisciplinary research.
• Demonstrating safe and effective resource utilization and quality management.
• Contributing to the development, review and promotion of physiotherapy services.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed