OTA/PTA -Q Acute Hand Clinic OT

Trillium Health Partners • Mississauga, ON

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030, we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

As an active member of a multidisciplinary team, the OTA/PTA provides client-centered clinical care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist. Provides goal-oriented treatment interventions, patient/family education and support to address physical, emotional and self-care needs as assigned. Provides timely and astute information to relevant team members about patient’s performance. Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation. Supervises activities of OTA/PTA students, volunteers and co-op students as assigned.

Requirements

• Certificate from both an Occupational Therapist Assistant Program and the Physiotherapist Assistant Program; at minimum PTA certification.
• Reliable, flexible, creative, self-directed professional with demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members; exercise good judgment, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal, organizational, communication and documentation skills.
• A positive work and attendance record is essential.
• Positive attendance and work record essential

Nice To Haves

• WSIB specialty treatment provision an asset.
• Experience providing care to post-operative TJR patients preferred.
• Confident overseeing exercise and functional activity.
• FAE/FCE, JDA, PDA training an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provides client-centered clinical care for assigned patients under the direction and supervision of a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
• Provides goal-oriented treatment interventions, patient/family education and support to address physical, emotional and self-care needs as assigned.
• Provides timely and astute information to relevant team members about patient’s performance.
• Participates in program planning, continuous quality improvement and evaluation.
• Supervises activities of OTA/PTA students, volunteers and co-op students as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree