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The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) is one of Canada’s leading academic health sciences centers, renowned for excellence in patient care, research, innovation, and education. As a major referral center for Alberta, Western Canada, and the North, the UAH provides highly specialized care to more than 700,000 patients annually. We are seeking a Physiotherapist to join our dedicated Emergency Department team. This is a unique opportunity to practice in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly collaborative environment where your clinical expertise directly influences patient care. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary team, you will assess and treat Emergency Inpatients with a wide range of acute presentations, supporting safe discharge planning, improving functional outcomes, reducing avoidable admissions, and enhancing patient flow throughout the Emergency Department. This role is ideally suited to a clinician who thrives on variety, values teamwork, and enjoys the challenge of making meaningful clinical decisions in real time. At UAH, we are committed to supporting professional growth and clinical excellence. Our site offers ongoing learning opportunities through regular practice-led educational sessions, quality improvement initiatives, and mentorship from a diverse and experienced team of healthcare professionals. Located in the heart of Edmonton, adjacent to the University of Alberta campus and close to Old Strathcona and the scenic river valley, UAH provides an exceptional work environment with convenient access to amenities such as the Pulse Fitness Center, Public transit access, and other ReVitalize wellness programs. If you are looking for a rewarding career where innovation, collaboration, and patient-centred care come together, we invite you to bring your skills and passion to the University of Alberta Hospital Emergency Department.
Description:
As the Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimum physical function and independence in development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness and functional decline. You will provide intervention (i.e. prevention, triage, screening, assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, treatment, management, education, consultation, fostering resourcefulness, case management, referral and transition support to individuals, groups, populations and communities. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. The PT collaborates with patient(s) and families in determining, implementing and evaluating appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich supports and engage in quality improvement; partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families and other stakeholders to advance services for their clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community; participates in peer mentoring; and supervises students. You may provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides and Provisional Physiotherapists.
Classification: Physiotherapist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Emergency Department Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.70 Posting End Date: 06-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 29-OCT-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 7 Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.51 Maximum Salary: $56.60 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program. Current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous acute care experience is an asset.
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Responsibilities
Assess and treat emergency inpatients with acute presentations, providing rehabilitation interventions that support physical function, independence, safe discharge, and effective patient flow. Collaborate with patients, families, and interprofessional teams on care strategies, education, referrals, quality improvement, mentoring, and supervision of students or therapy staff.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from an accredited university program and current registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta are required. Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification from the Heart and Stroke Foundation is also required; previous acute care experience is an asset.
Skills
- Physiotherapy
- Acute Care
- Triage
- Screening
- Patient Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Treatment Planning
- Rehabilitation
- Discharge Planning
- Patient Education
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Case Management
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Supervision
- Student Supervision
- Basic Life Support
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Keywords
- Physiotherapy
- Emergency Department
- Acute Care
- Emergency Inpatients
- Patient Assessment
- Triage
- Screening
- Diagnosis
- Rehabilitation
- Therapeutic Interventions
- Treatment Planning
- Functional Independence
- Discharge Planning
- Patient Flow
- Patient Education
- Case Management
- Referral
- Transition Support
- Interprofessional Teamwork
- Family-Centred Care
- Quality Improvement
- Peer Mentoring
- Clinical Supervision
- Student Supervision
- Basic Life Support
- College of Physiotherapists of Alberta
