Location
Ottawa, ON | Canada
Job description
About The Ottawa Hospital
Inspired by research and driven by compassion!
The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is one of Canada’s largest learning and research multi-campus hospitals. With more than 1,100 beds and approximately 12,000 staff members, we deliver specialized care to the Eastern Ontario region
From the compassion of our people to the relentless pursuit of new discoveries, The Ottawa Hospital never stops seeking solutions to the most complex health-care challenges while continually engaging with the community to support our vision for better patient care
Working together with its research institute, the University of Ottawa, and other partners, the hospital is continually gaining national and international recognition for high-quality patient care, teaching and research, while striving to meet the needs of the culturally diverse community we serve
Position Information
This position covers acute in-patient units, including but not limited to the Transitional Care Unit.
Rotation/Shifts
Days, including weekends, 8 hour shifts. For information purposes only - The Hospital reserves the right to change.
Basic Requirements
- Formal training with a 2-year Community College Diploma from a recognized College as a Physiotherapist Assistant (PTA) AND Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) or equivalent;
- Thorough knowledge of wheelchair seating/positioning features and assembly, mobility aid adjustment, mechanical lift and other therapeutic modalities/equipment, self-help devices, safe use of workshop equipment;
- Health and physical condition consistent with lifting, bending, transferring patients and long periods of standing, walking, stair climbing, exposure of hands to hot and cold temperatures;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to motivate others;
- Time management skills, ability to prioritize multiple requests in appropriate manner without constant direct supervision;
- Ability to work and interact effectively in a collaborative, interprofessional team setting;
- Initiative, enthusiasm;
- Attention to detail and demonstrated thoroughness to completing tasks/activities;
- Problem solving abilities and sound judgment;
- Commitment to self-directed learning;
- Adaptable to change according to volume/timing of work;
- Eligible to work in Canada.
Preferred Qualifications
- Excellent team work skills;
- Awareness of ergonomics principles;
- Experience in seating/positioning and wheelchair adjustments;
- Recent experience with working with cognitively impaired patient;
- Ability to use a sewing machine standard and industrial;
- Proficiency in English and French - oral expression (advanced level) and comprehension (advanced level).
Interested? Apply today!
If you are passionate about what you do, motivated by improving the health of the community, excited by leading-edge medical technology, and as committed to excellence, quality and patient safety as we are, we would like to hear from you. Please submit an on-line application for the position you are interested in. We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
The Ottawa Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.
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