Position Summary
Interior Health's Primary Care Network (PCN), located in Williams Lake, B.C., has a permanent, full-time opening for an experienced Physiotherapist.
What we offer:
• Effective April 2024 hourly wage will be $42.56 to $52.96 per hour. Recognition of previous experience in determining starting salary.
• Financial moving support
• Strong employee benefit package
• Defined Pension Plan
• Mentorship to help orientate, navigate and thrive in your new role
• $1,000 per year to use for courses plus education leave
• Development resources for leadership skills leading to future roles
• Diversity and inclusion ~ bring your whole self to work
• Focus on safety and employee wellness
• Time is best spent in the service of clients
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are community-based networks of health care professionals and clinics who plan and deliver all day-to-day health care needs of a community. Within these networks teams of providers work together closely. In this is way, patients receive better care, by the right person, at the right time, closer to home. The Williams Lake PCN provides services to attached and unattached clients within the Williams Lake and catchment area. Office space is within in the Cariboo Community Health Service Centre with opportunity to see clients face-to-face and/or occasionally within the community (for example the Alexis Creek outpost health station).
In this position the Physiotherapist is responsible for working in collaboration with an inter-professional care team and defined network of Primary Care Network Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing and other members of the Allied Health team (i.e. Respiratory Therapist, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker). The goal is to conduct integrated care planning, offer client assessments/clinic visits and provide ongoing monitoring and self-management support follow-up for clients (i.e. adults, seniors, pediatrics) and/or those with multiple chronic conditions, either in an individual or group setting and often directly within the Family Physician/Nurse Practitioner. You will see clients a couple of times utilizing therapeutic inventions that contribute to providing wider and quicker access to services for patients with chronic and musculoskeletal conditions and/or barriers to exercise.
About this location | Williams Lake is located in the heart of the Cariboo Chilcotin. As the largest and fastest growing city in the area, it serves as a business, industrial, and service hub for outlying communities. The surrounding pristine wilderness provides an unlimited playground, while the convenience of city living is just outside your door. Home to the famous Williams Lake Stampede, rodeo enthusiasts and community members come together for a fun-filled family event every summer. Outdoor recreation enthusiasts are drawn to the area's natural amenities. World-class mountain bike trails, miles of hiking and skiing terrain, and hundreds of lakes fit for kayaking, rafting, boating, fishing, and camping make Williams Lake one of B.C.'s last true wilderness escapes.
Qualifications
• Current registration with the College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia (CPTBC).
• Valid Driver’s license is required.
Comments
This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply.
Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with internal career exploration, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.