Physiotherapist
- : The Physio Co
- : 06-Jun-2020
- : South Melbourne VIC 3205
Facility Physiotherapy work requires you to use lots of different skills at once. We visit a mutlitude of aged care homes in the regions of Melbourne. Your responsibilities may include:
- Assessing new residents
- Running exercise classes
- Falls Prevention
- Equipment Perscription
- Care plan development and evaluation
- Manual Handling education
- 1:1 private therapy
- Chronic pain management (FYI – chronic pain programs require 3 resident treatments per hour).
Physiotherapy within a retirement village combines the ability to see private clients, but also have the flexibility of running exercise classes and building special relationships with residents. Your responsibilities may include:
- Private-practice style appointments
- Use of diagnostic skills and hands-on treatment
- Goal-orientated therapy
- Individualised services (e.g. Tai Chi, Hydrotherapy)
- Seated exercise classes
- High-level balance training
- Home Modification
- Work autonomously with peer support
In addition to the retirement villages you’ll visit, there is a growing list of senior clients who are ready to have their goals smashed in the community. Physiotherapy in the community encompasses travelling to anywhere a senior calls home. By entering someone’s home you can gain a greater sense of their limitation and what they need to be able to achieve their goals. Your responsibilities may include:
- Provide a mobile, individualised service in a home environment
- Assist clients to create meaningful goals and develop goal plans to achieve these
- Goal-orientated therapy
- Rehabilitation services
- Equipment prescription
- Home Modification
- Autonomous work with peer support
- Work with home-care packages/TAC/DVA
Skills Needed:
- A physiotherapy degree
- An ability to build rapport with our clients and team
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to have fun & be a part of a close-knit family.
- Valid ‘Aged Care’ police check
- Valid drivers licence and car to get around in
- Valid First Aid Certificate
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