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Therapy Assistant

@ Alberta Health Services

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Lethbridge, Alberta

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Overview

Alberta Health Services is hiring a temporary full-time Therapy Assistant at Chinook Regional Hospital to support Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in acute care. The work involves routine therapy interventions, mobility and exercise programs, and client lifts and transfers under PT or OT direction. Pay is $27.44 to $34.39 per hour, with a day shift pattern and weekends off.

Responsibilities:

Implement routine therapy interventions under PT or OT direction
Assist with client lifts, transfers and mobility programs
Support exercise programs and basic ADL and IADL activities
Contribute to interdisciplinary rehabilitation care
Document care electronically in Connect Care

Requirements summary:

Diploma from an accredited rehabilitation therapy assistant program
Acute care TA experience supporting OT and PT is an asset
Good communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Good time management skills

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Connect Care

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First seen by our source: 2026-11-04
Source record updated: 2026-11-06

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Job details

Seniority	Entry level
Department	Allied health
Hours per week	38.75
Schedule	day
Travel	air: none · ground: none
Work setting	Hospital or clinic
Position	Sitting and standing
Physical demands	physical moderate · computer moderate
Languages	English
Education	College diploma (required)
Fields of study	Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant

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Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.

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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.

LinkedIn followers: 221,476
People associated on LinkedIn: 46,271
Reported office locations: 10030 – 107 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E4, CA
1620 29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4L7, CA
Other recorded names: Alberta Health Services
Specialties: Health Support and Services
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Field	Value
Industry	Hospitals and Health Care
Company size	10,001+ employees
Headquarters	Edmonton, Alberta
Organization type	Nonprofit
Year founded	2008
Specialties	Health Support and Services
Open jobs on Jobsy	2,134
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Job description

Your Opportunity:

The successful applicant for this temporary full time Therapy Assistant (TA) position located at the Chinook Regional Hospital will work with the Allied Health team supporting Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy services for patients in acute care. Under the direction of PT or OT, the TA will implement routine interventions, promote function rehabilitation and motivate clients to actively participate in assigned therapy protocols or programs. The TA may assist with client lifts and transfers, mobility and exercise programs, positioning and basic ADL's and IADL's within the context of the therapy program. The TA will be working both independently and as part of the interdisciplinary team (OT, PT, TR, nursing) contributing to the effective and efficient delivery of rehabilitation services. The applicant must have good communication skills, be able to work both independently and collaboratively with the health care team and display good time management skills. Training in use of electronic documentation platform (Connect Care) will be a requirement of all new AHS staff.

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As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.

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Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

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Acute care TA experience supporting OT and PT is an asset.