Rehabilitation Assistant - Rehabilitation Services

The Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for providing assigned therapeutic treatments to residents, repairing and adapting equipment, as well as other duties related the rehabilitation program and support services. The Rehabilitation Assistant has knowledge of body systems as it relates to the disease process and therapeutic exercise. They demonstrate a strong aptitude for medical terms and abbreviations, anatomy and physiology. The Rehabilitation Assistant demonstrates a commitment to the vision, mission and values of Actionmarguerite.

Service and Assignment: Care and Services - Rehabilitation

Shift and Hours of Work: 1.0 FTE - full-time - days, currently 08:00 - 16:15

Specifications: This position provides services to our multiple sites. Rehabilitation Assistant Certificate,

Experience in a long term/chronic care facility preferred; Experience with the use of personal computers in a Windows environment.

Ability to communicate in both official languages (French and English) is required (AMSJ excluded);

An understanding of the philosophy of rehabilitation;

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;

Ability to instruct on the proper use of rehabilitation equipment for optimal body movement;

Knowledge of Kinesiology in relation to normal and dysfunctional human movement;

Knowledge of treatment techniques utilized in the rehabilitation field;

Knowledge of the physical and psychological impacts of various medical conditions;

Basic computer skills to work with Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Internet, e-mails and MDS;

Current Criminal Record Check for the Vulnerable Sector and Adult Abuse Registry Check deemed satisfactory by the Employer.

Actionmarguerite's Vision, Mission and Values, Resident Bill of Rights, Actionmarguerite’s policies and procedures;

Workplace Health and Safety and safe work practices; This position is designated bilingual (French/English AMSB & AMSV). All staff are hired for the facility. Employees may hold more than one position in different Actionmarguerite facilities, where the sum total of hours does not exceed 1.0 full-time equivalence.

Our organization takes its mission of service and compassion to the heart of everything we do. Actionmarguerite is a leading provider of long-term care and exceptional health services focused on supporting adults living with complex health needs, with a unique mandate to serve the Francophone community.