Physiotherapist - New Graduates

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Job Details

Full Time

Location

Vancouver, BC

Salary

dollar sign 42.560 to 52.950 per hour

Job Description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $42.56/Hr. - CAD $52.95/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Physiotherapist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Relocation Assistance may be available.

Vancouver Coastal Health is hiring New Graduate Physiotherapists into a variety of units and sites. Apply today and our Physiotherapy Talent Acquisition Advisor will be in contact regarding opportunities in all of our areas of care, including:

Acute (incl. New Graduate Rotational positions)
Community & Home Health
Long Term Care
Rehabilitation
Rural & Remote
Outpatient / Ambulatory
Provincial Programs (e.g. Mary Pack Arthritis)
and more!

As a Physiotherapist with VCH, you will:

Provide physiotherapy services to enable clients to achieve and maintain optimal health outcomes, by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Perform assessments on client’s physical status, functional abilities and needs and goals, establish a physiotherapy diagnosis and prognosis, develop and implement an intervention strategy, evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention, and communicate with the client/family and health care team members.
Contribute to the organization and delivery of physiotherapy services, and participate in departmental/program quality assurance initiatives, meetings, research, and education.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Current full registration with the College of Physical Therapists of BC (CPTBC).
- Candidates with current interim registration or eligible for interim registration will also be considered.
Eligible for membership in the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia (PABC).

Knowledge & Abilities

Broad knowledge of Physiotherapy theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
Broad knowledge of the CPTBC standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
Basic knowledge of evidence-based clinical practice related to designated clinical area(s).
Basic knowledge of physiotherapy standardised tests and measures.
Basic knowledge of research process and methodology.
Demonstrated ability to teach and empower clients to assume control over their health.
Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected events, problem-solve, set priorities and deal with conflict.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrated ability to communicate (orally and in writing) and deal effectively with clients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff, and staff of external agencies.
Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation.
Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others in a complex health care environment.
Demonstrated ability to recognize when referral to another health care professional is required.
Demonstrated skill in Physiotherapy techniques and the use of applicable equipment and supplies.
Demonstrated computer skills including the ability to effectively use a computerized client care information system.
Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is one of five regional health authorities that work under the Ministry of Health together, with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), to provide high-quality, appropriate and timely health services to British Columbians. VCH is a world-class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering care to more than one million B.C. residents living in Vancouver, the North Shore, Richmond, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, Sunshine Coast and the Central Coast. We are dedicated to providing exceptional care across the full continuum in areas including public health, primary care, acute services, community-based long-term care and home health, mental health, substance use, and research. We are an organization fully committed to supporting healthy lives in healthy communities with the robust resources of more than 27,000 staff, 3,200 medical staff, 13 hospitals, 55 long-term care and assisted living sites, a number of urgent primary care centres, and 17 community health centres.