Kinesiologist—Lifemark Physiotherapy Portland Street
Job Description
Status: Permanent Full-time
Location: 650 Portland St, Dartmouth, NS B2W 6A3
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Additional Info: We're looking for an enthusiastic professional with a positive attitude and a team-first approach to join our growing multidisciplinary team.
As Canada’s largest physiotherapy company, Lifemark is passionate about enriching the health of Canadians through movement. When you move better, you feel better. This is at the heart of everything we do, and we are seeking a kinesiologist who shares this same philosophy. You will be working with employers, union representatives and physicians to obtain and review medicals. This will assist with potential next steps required to assist with facilitating treatment as required and return to work solutions. You will develop relationships with all stakeholders and provide advice on a daily basis.
Your Day-to-Day:
- Perform biomechanical, fitness, and functional assessments in collaboration with other registered clinicians and case managers
- Design, implement and supervise graded exercise, work conditioning and/or work hardening programs
- Perform biweekly reassessment of client progress through functional testing
- Work cooperatively with clients to set and achieve functional goals
- Provide regular education to clients
- Collaborating with the inter-professional team at your clinic
What You Bring to the Team:
- Graduate of a University Kinesiology program
- 1+ year's experience treating clients in an outpatient setting (strong asset), but new graduates are encouraged to apply!
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work cooperatively with others
- Demonstrated commitment to post-graduate professional development
Why Lifemark:
We live our values in everything thing we do - striving for simplicity, doing the right thing, being inclusive and welcoming, and having fun!
We go the extra kilometer by offering our employees:
- Flexibility to work a variety of hours as an independent contractor or employee
- Competitive salary with benefits package
- Annual continuing education allowance with a variety of internal training opportunities
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary work environment
- Specialty physiotherapy-based services such as pelvic health, vestibular, concussion, and cancer rehab
- Pathways for clinical leadership
- Shoppers Drug Mart 30% Employee discount
- Employee share ownership plan
- GoodLife Fitness discount
Inclusion
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Improving inclusion and equity is a collective responsibility. Lifemark promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including but not limited to those self-identifying as a member of the employment equity groups: Indigenous peoples, Newcomers to Canada, Women, and Visible minorities.
Accommodation
Accommodations are available on request for all candidates taking part in any aspect of the recruitment and selection process. Email us at talent at lifemark.ca