Physiotherapist, Development and Rehabilitation - Permanent Casual / Physiotherapeute, Developpement et readaptation - Poste permanent occasionnel

Compensation Pay Range: $44.19-$54.65

Job Description:

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Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinabek territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.
CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system.
Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care thats provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEOs Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of childrens health concerns. CHEO has been named Canadas best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 and 2025 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canadas Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario.

POSITION SUMMARY

• Work with physicians, patients, families and interprofessional teams

• Provide clinical services including assessment, intervention and consultation for in patients with cardiorespiratory, neurological and orthopaedic conditions

• Communicate all pertinent information with the healthcare team, school and community agencies in the most effective and efficient manner to plan, implement, and review the patients total care program

• Participate in ongoing education and training and remain up to date on best practice

• Collaborate with the physiotherapy team to prioritize and manage workload

• Participate in the supervision of students and support personnel and in teaching, and research

• Represent Physiotherapy or Development and Rehabilitation on committees

• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives

• This position is for inpatient weekend coverage. Possible weekday coverage as per the candidates availability

QUALIFICATIONS

• Vulnerable Sector Check (Essential)

• Registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (Essential)

• Minimum of two years experience in paediatrics (Preferred)

• Inpatient hospital experience (Preferred)

• Advanced training in orthopaedic, neurodevelopmental, cardiorespiratory and/or other specialized techniques (Preferred)

• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing (Essential)

• Demonstrated ability to work interprofessionally (Essential)

• Demonstrated excellence in interpersonal skills (Essential)

• Bilingualism (English and French) (Essential)

* Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Please note that this position will be based out of Ottawa; location may be subject to change at any time at the discretion of the employer. All OPSEU members shall be granted an interview upon passing the pre-screening. Pre-screening might include testing.

Effective March 29, 2021, CHEO will conduct a more comprehensive pre-screening and evaluation process. This process may include more varied and multidimensional testing such as a written test, practical exam, or other assessment. All candidates who meet the essential and preferred qualifications may be tested.

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

CHEO is committed to providing a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors. Consistent with that commitment, all applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for any staff or volunteer opportunities. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to receive their COVID-19 booster shots when eligible to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Upon hiring, presentation of government issued documentation confirming full vaccination must be provided, orpresentation of supporting documentation of a valid medical contraindication or other reasonable consideration pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Veuillez noter : si vous etes actuellement un employe du CHEO ayant acces a Workday, veuillez postuler a cette offre via l'application Workday en tant que candidat interne. Veuillez noter : pour postuler avec succes a ce poste, veuillez soumettre votre candidature avant 23 h 59 la veille de la date de cloture annoncee dans l'affichage pour vous assurer que votre candidature est recue. Ottawa est batie sur un territoire non cede du peuple anichinabe algonquin. Les Anichinabes vivent sur ce territoire depuis des millenaires. Nous leur rendons hommage, ainsi qua ce territoire. Leur culture et leur presence ont enrichi le territoire et continuent de lenrichir. Le CHEO rend egalement hommage a lensemble des Premieres Nations, des Inuit et des Metis, de meme qua leurs precieuses contributions, passees et presentes, a ce territoire. CHEO est l'un des rares chefs mondiaux en matiere de sante pediatrique et compte plus de 6 500 employes, cliniciens, scientifiques et chercheurs, ainsi que des benevoles, qui travaillent tous ensemble pour aider les enfants et les adolescents a mener la meilleure vie possible. Au sein de ses propres murs et grace a des partenariats avec des fournisseurs communautaires, le CHEO est passe dun hopital de soins actifs du 20e siecle a un systeme de sante integre du 21e siecle pour enfants et jeunes. Classe dans le premier un pour cent des hopitaux canadiens pour la numerisation de son infrastructure clinique, le CHEO combine lexcellence dans les soins cliniques, la recherche et leducation pour faire progresser les soins sans discontinuite la ou ils sont necessaires, et ce, de maniere et aux endroits appropries. L'Institut de recherche du CHEO se consacre a la recherche clinique, translationnelle et fondamentale de classe mondiale couvrant une vaste gamme de problemes de sante des enfants. CHEO a ete nomme meilleur employeur en soins de sante au Canada par Forbes en 2024 et 2025, et s'est classe deuxieme parmi les hopitaux canadiens sur la liste des meilleurs employeurs au Canada pendant plusieurs annees consecutives. Pour la 14eme annee consecutive, les redacteurs du Canada's Top 100 Employers ont reconnu le CHEO comme lun des meilleurs employeurs de la region de la capitale nationale. Chaque annee, le CHEO aide plus de 500 000 enfants et jeunes de lest de lOntario, de louest du Quebec, du Nunavut et du nord de lOntario.
RESUME DES FONCTIONS

• Travailler avec les medecins, les patients et leurs familles et avec les membres des equipes interprofessionnelles.

• Mener des evaluations, des interventions et des consultations aupres des patients hospitalises qui ont des troubles cardiorespiratoires, neurologiques et orthopediques.

• Travailler en collaboration avec diverses cliniques au besoin.

• Transmettre efficacement tous les renseignements pertinents a lequipe de soins, a lecole et aux organismes communautaires pour quils puissent planifier, mettre en uvre et reviser le programme complet de soins du patient.

• Participer a la formation continue et rester a jour sur les pratiques exemplaires.

• Collaborer avec lequipe de physiotherapie afin detablir les priorites et de gerer la charge de travail.

• Superviser les etudiants et le personnel de soutien; enseigner et mener des recherches.

• Representer les services de physiotherapie ou de developpement et de readaptation a des comites.

• Participer a des initiatives d'amelioration continue de la qualite.

• Ce poste necessite une couverture des patients hospitalises le week-end. Possibilite de couverture en semaine selon la disponibilite du candidat.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Verification du casier judiciaire (Essentiel)

• Adhesion a lOrdre des physiotherapeutes de lOntario (Essentiel)

• Experience de travail dau moins deux ans en pediatrie (Essentiel)

• Experience en milieu hospitalier (Preferable)

• Formation avancee en orthopedie, en techniques de neurologie du developpement, cardiorespiratoires
  et autres techniques specialisees (Preferable)

• Capacite de communiquer efficacement verbalement et par ecrit (Essentiel)

• Capacite manifeste de travailler au sein dune equipe interprofessionnelle (Essentiel)

• Competence demontree en relations interpersonnelles (Essentiel)

• Bilinguisme (francais et anglais) (Essentiel)

* Veuillez noter que vous serez represente(e) par le Syndicat des employees et employes de la fonction publique de lOntario (SEFPO). Veuillez noter que ce poste sera base a Ottawa. Veuillez noter que lemplacement pourrait etre modifie en tout temps a la discretion de lemployeur. Tous les membres de OPSEU serront accorder une entrevue apres avoir passe la preselection. La preselection peut comprendre des tests.

A partir du 29 mars 2021, CHEO menera un processus de preselection et d'evaluation plus complet. Ce processus peut comprendre des tests plus varies et multidimensionnels tels qu'un test ecrit, un examen pratique ou une autre evaluation. Tous les candidats qui satisfont aux qualifications essentielles et preferees peuvent etre testes.

La validation du bilinguisme (francais-anglais) se fera au moyen dune evaluation des competences linguistiques menee par un fournisseur externe. Les candidats devront satisfaire au profil linguistique minimum de leur poste avant la date dembauche.

Si vous avez besoin de mesures dadaptation pendant une phase du processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec les Ressources humaines a TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . Tous les renseignements recus concernant les mesures dadaptation resteront confidentiels et seront traites conformement a la Loi sur laccessibilite pour les personnes handicapees de lOntario .

CHEO sengage a offrir un environnement securitaire au personnel, aux patients et aux visiteurs. Conformement a cet engagement, tous les candidats doivent etre entierement vaccines contre la COVID-19 pour etre consideres comme des candidats pour tout emploi de personnel ou de benevole. Les candidats sont egalement fortement encourages a recevoir leurs doses de rappel contre la COVID-19 lorsquils sont admissibles pour eviter la propagation de COVID-19. Lors de lembauche, la presentation de documents gouvernementaux confirmant la vaccination complete doit etre fournie, ou la presentation de documents justificatifs dune contre-indication medicale valide ou dune autre consideration raisonnable en vertu du Code des droits de la personne de lOntario.

Please note you will be represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU).

Bilingualism (French/English) will be validated by a language proficiency assessment conducted by a third party provider. Candidates will be required to meet the minimum linguistic profile prior to the date of hire.

CHEO values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process and welcome interest from all qualified applicants.

Should you require accommodation during any phase in the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at TalentAcquisition@cheo.on.ca . All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential and will be handled in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.