Openings with the Minto-Mapleton Family health team
Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team
Registered Kinesiologist
30 Hours/Week – One Year Contract Position
Starting March, 2020
Palmerston, ON
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team is seeking a dynamic, collaborative team player to join an innovative, community-based primary health care team at our Palmerston location.
The Kinesiologist (Kin) will work closely with our full-time Kin and offer services in the Low Back Pain Program and all of our chronic disease prevention and management programs. The Kin role is responsible for the assessment of human movement and performance and its rehabilitation and management to maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and performance of patients with acute or chronic low back pain; diabetes; lung health problems; coronary artery disease and other comorbidities.
Skills and Qualifications:
Interested candidates should electronically submit a cover letter and résumé in pdf format by November 29, 2019 to:
Shirley Borges, Executive Director
Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team
Email: sborges@mmfht.ca
Only applicants selected for an initial interview will be contacted for this posting.
The MMFHT welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
OPENINGS WITH OTHER LOCAL FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS:
There are currently no openings
Registered Kinesiologist
30 Hours/Week – One Year Contract Position
Starting March, 2020
Palmerston, ON
The Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team is seeking a dynamic, collaborative team player to join an innovative, community-based primary health care team at our Palmerston location.
The Kinesiologist (Kin) will work closely with our full-time Kin and offer services in the Low Back Pain Program and all of our chronic disease prevention and management programs. The Kin role is responsible for the assessment of human movement and performance and its rehabilitation and management to maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and performance of patients with acute or chronic low back pain; diabetes; lung health problems; coronary artery disease and other comorbidities.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Degree in Kinesiology or Human Kinetics from an accredited University. Post graduate education in Chronic Disease Management an asset
- Membership in good standing with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario
- Training in GLAD Canada an asset
- Strong interest and experience in program development and implementation of health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management programs with individual patients and in group settings
- Able to function as a team player working collaboratively with other FHT staff and community partners
- Proactive, patient centered approach that empowers patients to take greater responsibility for their own health (self-management)
- Experience with supervision of exercise programs to ensure safe effective use of equipment, prescribe and progress patients’ exercise prescription and prepare for discharge to home or community-based program
- Proficiency in the use of computer and information technology
- Experience with PS Suite electronic medical records an asset
- Possess a valid driver’s licence and have access to a reliable vehicle
Interested candidates should electronically submit a cover letter and résumé in pdf format by November 29, 2019 to:
Shirley Borges, Executive Director
Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team
Email: sborges@mmfht.ca
Only applicants selected for an initial interview will be contacted for this posting.
The MMFHT welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
OPENINGS WITH OTHER LOCAL FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS:
There are currently no openings
