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Therapy assistant - medical

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

  • Office of health care professional
  • Home care and visiting care agency
  • Medical clinic
  • Private practice
  • Pharmacy or drugstore
  • Community or retail pharmacy

Level of expertise

  • Assistant

Tasks

  • Assist health care professionals
  • Develop information materials for patients
  • Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
  • Maintain prescription records
  • Set up and dismantle equipment
  • Clean and maintain equipment
  • Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
  • Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
  • Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
  • Maintain supplies
  • Maintain inventory of equipment
  • Perform general clerical duties
  • Process files and paperwork
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
  • Order supplies and equipment
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • Advise on use and appropriateness of goods or parts
  • Take body or limb measurements of patients
  • Maintain accurate records
  • Interpret physician's specification
  • Instruct in the use of rehabilitative techniques, prosthetic devices and wheelchairs
  • Arrange for billing for services
  • Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
  • Bill third party insurers
  • Help with scheduling and workflow
  • Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
  • Prepare medications for clients
  • Install medical equipment
  • Help pharmacists
  • Enter client information in databases
  • Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
  • Coordinate patient care
  • Assist with maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Pharmacy technician Certification
  • First Aid Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Kroll Software
  • MS Excel
  • MS Office
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word

Area of specialization

  • Physiotherapy
  • Prescription drugs

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Evening

Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Gratuities
  • Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer