Job Description

Position: Advanced Practice Physiotherapist - Emergency Department

Dept: CVH Emergency Department

File#: 2024-38021

Status: Casual (x1)

Role level: (AH11.10) $51.74-$61.71

Site: Credit Valley Hospital

Shift: flexible availiability (Hours 1115-2315)

Posted: June 24th, 2024

Internal Deadline: July 1st, 2024

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, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. 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.

We are currently looking for an individual to join the Emergency Department at the Credit Valley Hospital site. You will work in a highly dynamic environment with an inter-professional team to provide high level of care, support to and advocate for patients in the Emergency Department.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

Who We Are…

The Emergency Department (ED) at Credit Valley Hospital strives to exemplify excellence in emergency medicine to serve patients in our community. We aspire to provide compassionate, high quality care within our collaborative and inter-professional environment, with a focus on an inclusiveness and accessibility. Our ED is dedicated to high quality patient and staff experience, patient safety and best possible outcomes.

We are classified as a very high volume ED as we receive approximately 300 visits per day from all ages, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Our specialities include Paediatrics, Oncology and Hemodialysis. We work with a very large inter-professional team including nursing, allied health, physicians, clerical staff, corporate services, spiritual care, and many others. We care passionately about our patients while also investing in our people and growth. The manager of Credit Valley Hospital is Jacqueline Rodricks who can be found here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-rodricks.

The Position…

The Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (APP), is an experienced orthopaedic health professional who delivers expert-level clinical practice within an interprofessional model of care. In collaboration with Emergency Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other members of the team, the APP facilitates timely access to quality care. The APP is a champion for best practice, and innovative care models and contributes to quality improvement initiatives to achieve safe, effective, efficient care. This opportunity offers experienced professionals a career progression and to work to full scope in an exciting environment.

Here’s what you’ll get to do…

• Perform comprehensive and focused musculoskeletal assessment for select patient populations across the lifespan
• Use your critical thinking and high-level assessment skills to order appropriate diagnostic testing, communicate and support assessment, diagnosis and decision-making
• Collaborate as a clinical consultant for the interprofessional team
• Liaise, connect and act as a resource regarding referral sources and community service providers.
• Provides education and recommendations to patients, families to support the management of their condition and optimize function in keeping with best practice guidelines
• Applies current knowledge of a wide range of treatment options to formulate/deliver an individualized treatment and management plan across the care continuum
• Maintain and expand clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and lifelong learning
• Consults and collaborates with Emergency Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and others on the care team, to establish appropriate care for patients
• Teaches medical residents and others, MSK assessment and management skills
• Cast and apply minor wound dressing as needed
• Help sustain and enhance a new Model of Care for MSK education/triage in one of busiest EDs in Ontario
• Contributes to the development, evaluation and improvement of team-based care and practice innovations
• Participates in research and Quality Improvement initiatives
• Acts as an ambassador for the program
• Contribute to the development and update of clinic references and policies and procedures

Here’s what you need…

• Current registration with College of Physiotherapists of Ontario,
• Master’s Degree (beyond entry level) or post professional formal education with competency evaluation (Examples include ACPAC, MCLSc, FCAMPT certifications)
• Minimum 5 years Orthopaedic physical assessment/treatment experience
• Expert knowledge, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies to form a foundation for expanded practice
• Collaborative approach to teaching/learning in a diverse interprofessional environment
• Demonstrated professional leadership, innovation, team building
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage change
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Positive attitude and ability to work in a team as well as autonomously
• Compassion and kindness
• Previous Emergency Department or med/surg experience an asset
• Reliable and flexible individual to work as part of a diverse work team.
• Positive work record essential

Here’s what you’ll love…

• A Successful Start – you will participate in a comprehensive hospital onboarding and preceptored clinical practice experience in the ED to ensure you have the tools you need to be successful in our unique environment
• Continued Learning – lifelong learning is encouraged through internal programs as well as through external means like academic and financial support
• Professional Development – we encourage participation in Allied Practice Committees, inter-professional care rounds, as well as preceptorship & mentorship programs
• Supportive Environment –The ED works to ensure we are providing our team with a supportive, collaborative, and innovative work environment
• Impact – at Trillium Health Partners, you will enhance patient’s health and change the lives of our patients and their families every day
• THP offers a robust employee wellness program and is committed to ensuring both the physical and mental safety and health of all.
• THP is committed to internal talent, and therefore priority will be given to internal applicants
• Qualified candidates are invited to submit their cover letter and resume

To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout

THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

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.