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Rehabilitation Services
Advantages to joining Rehabilitation Services
The department is comprised of a mix of experienced staff and newer graduates. Many staff in the these disciplines are experienced in various sub-specialties of rehabilitation and/or are pursuing continuing education in areas such as NDT/Bobath, Motor Relearning, Manual Therapy, Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, hand and foot orthotic fabrication, advanced hand rehabilitation or alternative therapies such as relaxation therapy and therapeutic touch, and dysphasia management. Many of our staff are also pursuing or have completed post-graduate education within Rehabilitation Sciences as well.
What We Offer
- Support for career advancement and employee development
- Support for continuing education (clinical courses) both from a departmental and corporate level, as well as support for ongoing formal post-graduate education
- Support for teaching / research activities at the University level, with a close affiliation with the University of Toronto and other teaching facilities.
- Opportunity to work in various specialized programs and with specific patient populations such as, Regional Geriatric Program, Hand Program, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, Oncology, Eating Disorders, Child Health, Pain Management, Diabetes Education and Seniors' Wellness, Multi-Organ Transplant Program and Outpatient Orthotics (hand and foot). These programs provide the opportunity to develop specialized skills and interests. Diversity in diagnosis as well as language and cultural background are additional challenges.
- Challenging caseloads for therapists. The University Health Network is a tertiary care centre for many different acute patient populations that require specialized interventions. Some areas include neurology, stroke program, multi-organ transplant, cardiac, orthopaedics and rheumatology.
- Unique programs, such as the bone marrow transplant unit at PMH.
- Specialized outpatient clinics including Hand Therapy, Outpatient Swallowing Clinic, Child and Adolescent Health Unit, Neurolaryngology Clinic and Head and Neck Oncology Clinics (Speech-Language Pathology) and Outpatient Treadmill Program (Physiotherapy)
- Involvement in teams: All professional groups are key members of the Multi-professional care team (such as the Stroke team and Tracheotomy Team both of which conduct weekly walk around rounds to patient's bedsides)
Therapists in all areas are heavily committed to clinical teaching at the University of Toronto (U of T). They supervise placements for students, and several have received teaching awards from U of T. In addition, many hold status appointments at U of T.
Most therapists are actively involved in quality teams in their clinical areas or department. In all areas, staff members are active in special interest groups, meeting with therapists from other treatment facilities for educational and research purposes. Staff members are also actively involved in both departmental and hospital-level committees that help to promote the hospital's mission and vision.
