Rehabilitation Assistant – Regional Casual Posting

Fraser Health • Abbotsford, BC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our collegial and collaborative teams across Fraser Health as we continue to build for the future of health care in British Columbia. Fraser Health is one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing health authorities, serving more than two million people across a diverse region that includes urban, suburban, and rural communities. Our facilities are undergoing significant redevelopment and expansion to support modern, patient-centered care—creating exciting opportunities for health care professionals across multiple sites and programs. This posting supports opportunities across multiple Fraser Health locations and will create a candidate pool for current and future opportunities. As vacancies arise, qualified candidates may be contacted for positions that align with their skills, availability, and preferred locations.

Requirements

• Completion of a Rehabilitation Assistant Program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carries out designated components of a rehabilitative treatment plan under an assignment of task by a physiotherapist or occupational therapist, such as activities of daily living, mobility, and strengthening and balancing exercises.
• Carries out designated components of the treatment plan related to mobility under the direction of nursing.
• Observes and reports to appropriate team member cognitive and functional changes in patient ability or behaviour that may warrant a progression or regression of the treatment plan; progresses treatment plan within the parameters established by the nurse or therapist; documents for the health record according to established procedures.
• As part of a multidisciplinary team and in consultation with the nurse and/or therapist, provides input into the planning, implementation, modification, and evaluation of the treatment plan.
• Performs various tests as assigned by PT or OT such as Berg Balance, Timed Up and Go (TUG), and six-minute walk test. Records and reports relevant data for interpretation by the therapist.
• Prepares and applies therapeutic treatment modalities as assigned by PT or OT such as transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), hot packs, ice, and wax treatments.
• Provides functional skills training to patients and families in activities of daily living, mobility and communication; demonstrates the use of assistive devices as assigned by PT or OT. Assists with power and manual wheelchair mobility training.
• Provides training to patients and families in mobility and demonstrates the use of assistive devices directed by nursing.
• Assists PT or OT in the fabrication and modifications of splints, seating and exercise devices, mobility and assistive devices. Sets up and adapts equipment such as changing wheelchair backs and adjusting wheelchair height.
• Maintains therapy equipment and supplies by methods such as cleaning equipment and maintaining inventories; provides input regarding purchase of new equipment and supplies, general maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Employer-Paid Benefits
• Generous Vacation Entitlement – eligible employees can earn up to four weeks in their first year
• Benefit Portability within HEABC employers
• Immediate Pension Enrollment with a defined municipal pension plan
• Maternity Leave Top-Up
• TransLink Pass Subsidy (where applicable)
• Employee discounts and wellness perks

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree