Physiotherapist I

Your Opportunity:

Launch or advance your physiotherapy career at the University of Alberta Hospital, one of Canada’s leading academic healthcare centres recognized for excellence in patient care, research, and education. Serving patients from across Western and Northern Canada, this role offers outstanding opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and lifelong learning. As part of the centralized Rehabilitation and Allied Health Program, you will join the Orthopedics team, providing rehabilitation services to adult patients in an acute care setting. This position is ideal for final-year physiotherapy students, new graduates, and early-career clinicians looking to strengthen clinical reasoning, build confidence, and develop practical skills. Working alongside experienced physiotherapists and an interdisciplinary team, you will contribute to patient-centered care while gaining exposure to a wide range of orthopedic conditions. Support includes mentorship, professional development opportunities, monthly Professional Practice Lead events, and participation in quality improvement initiatives. We are seeking motivated, compassionate, and collaborative physiotherapists who are eager to learn, embrace new challenges, and make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes. Located on Edmonton’s academic campus, the hospital offers easy access to public transit, secure bicycle storage, the Pulse Fitness Centre, and employee wellness programs. Weekend work is required. Part-time staff may have opportunities to pick up additional casual shifts, potentially up to full-time hours based on operational needs. Join our team and help patients achieve their rehabilitation goals while building a rewarding career. For more information, call 780-407-6401.

Description:

As a Physiotherapist I (PT), you will provide therapeutic interventions to enable clients to achieve optimal physical function and independence in the context of development, disease, disability, chronic conditions, illness, and functional decline. You will provide interventions, including 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 healthcare team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with patients and families to determine, implement, and evaluate appropriate rehabilitation strategies. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enhance supports, and engage in quality improvement, partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and the professional community, participate in peer mentoring, and supervise 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: Orthopedics Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.85 Posting End Date: 06-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 16-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 03-DEC-2027 Hours per Shift: 6.50 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 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:

Current Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) certification is required. Must have experience with assessing and treating musculoskeletal and orthopedic patient populations. Knowledge and experience of pre and post orthopedic surgery conditions is required, and trauma and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation are an asset. You are able to utilize strong judgment by analyzing facts, considering the impacts, and arriving at a sound conclusion, seeking counsel when appropriate to effectively plan treatments and discharges from hospital. You can work independently and as a part of the team creating strong, effective interpersonal working relationships with peers and other caregivers. You are a reliable worker who is flexible in using their time effectively by prioritizing competing tasks. You have effective teaching skills for students and other professionals. Basic computer skills, and ability navigating Netcare, Outlook and other electronic medical records are required. Connect Care training is an asset. Must be able to work one in six weekends. You are required to transfer, carry and lift Patients and equipment more than 50LB.

Preferred Qualifications:

Provisional licenses with the college will be considered but general license preferred. Acute care experience within the last 5 years in Alberta Health Services acute care setting preferred but Covenant Health experience will be considered. Skills and knowledge in delirium and dementia, and behaviors related to it are an asset.