Health care
Exercise physiologist
$40.19 to $50.20 hourly (to be negotiated)
Pay is above the B.C. median for this work ($30.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- Under 7 months' experience
- Bachelor's degree
- English
From the posting's details in Job Bank's open data. The full ad is on Job Bank.
Hours and terms
- 37.5 hours a week
- Shifts: days
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Recreational therapists usually require a bachelor's degree in recreation with a specialization in therapeutic recreation.
- Certification for recreational therapists is available through the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
- Supervised practical training is usually required for occupations in this unit group.
- Certification or membership with the appropriate national professional association or provincial counterpart may be required.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Recreational therapists (NOC 31204). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Assess patients and review reports from physicians, physiotherapists, psychiatrists, counsellors, teachers and other professionals to determine patients' capabilities and needs.
- Prepare individualized and group treatment plans either independently or through a multidisciplinary team approach, based on health concerns and on recommendations from physicians or other health professionals
- Design and carry out specialized therapy sessions employing techniques such as art, athletic, dance, music or recreational therapy or remedial gymnastics to meet specific physical or psychological needs of patients
- Co-ordinate, initiate, design and implement specialized therapy programs for the general patient population and in the community
- Advise patients on how to deal with their mental and physical abilities and help them integrate into the community
- Observe, analyze and record, patients' participation, reactions, and progress during treatment sessions and consult with other health care professionals to evaluate and modify treatment plans as needed
About the employer
- Industry: Health care and social assistance
- Region: Northeast Region
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From Job Bank.