Physiotherapist – 1A Surgery

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, 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 Community

When 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 and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. 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!Job Description:
1A Surgery offers you the opportunity to provide a safe environment and quality patient care to a varied surgical population; from general surgery, orthopedics, urology, vascular surgery and the specialties of plastic, maxilla-facial surgery, and most recently our specialty of oncology surgery. With our growing oncology population we have added a 6 bed surgical observation unit requiring increased observation post surgery.
Providing care to such a diverse group of surgical patients, this position is accountable for the assessment of post surgical patients referred by the physician to Physiotherapy Services with physical dysfunction of the musculo-skeletal, neurophysiological or cardio-pulmonary systems. Also included are the planning and implementation of treatment and/or education programs to improve function and/ or prevent disability, as well as recording and communicating findings to team members.
1A Surgery has a strong interdisciplinary team to offer our patients and their families quality care. Come and join this great team!
Qualifications:

• Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited School of Physiotherapy
• Registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario and eligibility and/or membership with the C.P.A. is required
• Experience treating acute care respiratory, general medicine and surgical patients is preferred
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working independently as well as liaising with community resources
• Available to work weekends
• Satisfactory performance and attendance required

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.ca
Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.
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.

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