OTA/PTA - Inpatient Medicine - Jobs in Mississauga, ON

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Position: OTA/PTAFile #: 2023-31545Status: Fulltime Temp - 12 monthsDept/Health System: In-Patient Medicine ProgramSite: Mississauga HospitalHours of Work/Shifts: Variable shifts and hours, 7 days per weekPosted: Feb 7, 2023Internal Deadline: Feb 14, 2023Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based hospitals in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital (CVH), the Mississauga Hospital (MH) and the Queensway Health Centre (QHC), Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier CommunityWhen we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!The In-Patient Medicine Program consists of a more than 360 budgeted beds across the CVH & MH and is staffed by inter-professional teams who support the care of critically ill and complex medicine patients within the Mississauga-Halton LHIN. Our teams provide high quality-patient centered care in an innovative environment to support the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of our patients. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the community in which we live and serve.Reporting to a Clinical Manager within the Program, the ideal candidate will be focused on providing patient centered care and will be given the opportunity to deliver care with compassion, excellence and courage. The initial assignment for this role is to support care on an in-patient unit whose patient population includes general medicine patients with diverse needs, including seniors with complex, chronic medical conditions. The ideal candidate will also support care for medicine patients on other patient care units as required.Required Qualifications:

• Diploma from a recognized 2 year college program for both a Physiotherapy Assistant and Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Experience and ability to work in an inter-professional team environment
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification (or evidence of completion within three months of hire)
• Excellent attendance record
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), including problem solving, negotiation and ability to have difficult conversations
• Effective Team player

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in in-patient medicine and/or intensive care units
• Experience in providing education to patients and families in individual and group settings
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• A second language is considered an asset in serving our community

Job Responsibilities:

• Providing physiotherapy assistant and occupational therapy assistant coverage for the Program across sites as assigned (e.g. coverage on weekends, statutory holiday coverage, during planned and unplanned absences)
• Facilitating appropriate care planning with the inter-professional team to support seamless transitions for our patients
• Practicing, under the direction and supervision of an Occupational Therapist and/or Physiotherapist, in compliance with legislation, hospital policies and procedures, professional regulatory standards and physiotherapy assistant and occupational therapy assistant best practices
• Supporting and participating in the development of program and unit-level objectives, policies, procedures and quality assurance programs
• Completing workload measurement reporting within a timely manner
• Provide clinical teaching, mentoring and/or supervison for OTA/PTA students. Engage with inter-professional education experiences with students of all health disciplines

Internal candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.caTrillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.Quick Apply

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