Physiotherapist II

Your Opportunity:

This position potentially qualifies as a difficult to recruit position and as such for the Rural Capacity Investment Fund (RCIF) recruitment incentive. The successful candidate could qualify for up to $60 000 with a four-year return of service agreement. Please reach out to our manager Leana de Jager at [email protected] if you would like further information. Forty-five minutes outside of Grande Prairie lies the rural town of Spirit River. The town offers many advantages of living in a quitter area serving many farming and industry services. At the same time it is only 45 minutes away from Grande Prairie with a variety of outdoor and indoor recreation opportunities and a multitude of dining and shopping opportunities. With the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital opening, there is a variety of career options and specialization available for the career minded individual. Your Opportunity Your opportunity is in a smaller multi-disciplinary team, supporting acute care, home care, out-patients and the attached long term care. As the only physiotherapist, you will work closely with the nursing teams, physicians, therapy assistant and occupational therapist. This position provides high level of independence and case management. Support as needed will be available from Grande Prairie. We would love the opportunity to speak with you to share the opportunities and discuss your areas of interest. Our manager’s phone number is 780 538 7360. Along with a variety of career development opportunities, we offer a competitive rate of pay, a Remote Retention Allowance to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

Description:

As a Physiotherapist II, you will provide coordination of physiotherapy and other allied health clinical services. You will provide supervision to students and team members as assigned. You will work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, providing leadership to other healthcare professionals. You will make day-to-day clinical decisions regarding patient and family needs related to assessment, intervention, discharge and follow-up. You will make decisions and provide guidance to team members on complex clinical cases and provide clinical leadership within the program or service area to ensure safe, efficient and effective care. You will ensure physiotherapy practice is evidence based and aligned with Alberta legislation and regulations, professional standards of practice, codes of ethics, and organizational policies and guidelines. You will coordinate the day-to-day operations of an assigned service area and monitor care delivery, identify service needs, assist with caseload management, complete chart audits, and provide follow-up and feedback to staff. You will participate in program development and operational planning and represent the department on committees and programs. You will make decisions regarding staffing level requirements, workflow and caseload priorities in collaboration with managers and other healthcare providers. You will have access to experienced clinicians across the province for consultation and support through email, telephone and virtual meetings. You will also be able to collaborate with senior clinicians through shared electronic health records to support the delivery of high quality care.

• Classification:
Physiotherapist II
• Union:
HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program:
Spirit River Physiotherapy
• Primary Location:
Spirit River Community Health
• Location Details:
As Per Location
• Multi-Site:
Not Applicable
• FTE:
1.00
• Posting End Date:
06-NOV-2026
• Employee Class:
Regular Full Time
• Date Available:
16-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift:
7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks:
2
• Shifts per cycle:
10
• Shift Pattern:
Days
• Days Off:
As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary:
$44.93
• Maximum Salary:
$59.68
• Vehicle Requirement:
Not Applicable

Master's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program; or a bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from an accredited university program and related experience. Active or eligible registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta CPTA).

As Required.

As Required.