Physiotherapy Assistant - Seniors' Health, Rehabilitation & Supportive Care Services

Req ID: 213789
Location: Central Zone, Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Building - QEII
Department: OPCZ Senior's Portable
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly PT long-assignment (50%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 15-Dec-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

The Physiotherapy Assistant (PTA) is an active member of the health care team who works with individuals, families and groups to educate, promote health, and increase or maintain function and activity throughout all stages of health and complexities of illness. As part of an inter-professional team, the PTA works effectively to provide optimal physiotherapy care and to assist the patient in achieving their physiotherapy goals. The PTA motivates and encourages the patient to meet their expected outcomes by contributing to the valuation, implementation and ongoing modification of the patient's physiotherapy program and by participating in the provision of holistic and comprehensive physiotherapy care. PTAs can complete standardized outcome measures as part of the physiotherapist's assessment and implement assigned physiotherapy treatment plans, in alignment with national and provincial physiotherapy standards. The PTA is responsible to communicate frequently with the physiotherapist and to obtain the relevant information to provide safe accountable care. The PTA incorporates critical thinking, effective communication, and formal education to deliver high quality of care to patients.

This role will support inpatients on either 9-Lane (Abbie J Lane) or V3E in the Veterans Memorial Building as determined by the needs of the programs. Main priorities of the role will be to support successful discharges with a home-first mindset.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

Completed an accredited Rehabilitation Assistant Program (or diploma) OR an internationally educated physiotherapist
BCLS
Experience in geriatrics is considered an asset
Familiarity with dementia care also considered an asset
Ability to communicate well with patients, their families and health care team members
Must be cooperative and possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work with physiotherapy and health care team members
Organizational ability to complete assigned work and manage changing staffing and caseload levels
Previous experience working with physically and/or cognitively impaired people is an asset
Knowledge of proper body mechanics, anatomy, basic computer skills and training in electro-physical agents and other physiotherapy specific interventions
Knowledge of common diseases and disabilities as well as the treatments, precautions and contraindications for them
Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours
Part Time Long Assignment; 37.5 hours bi-weekly
Approximately a 12-month assignment; Dates are subject to change
Compensation and Benefits

$25.84 - $30.85 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.