Thank you to McMaster University students Lea, Kennedi and Shana for a great presentation on their Speech-Language Pathology role-emerging placements in Thunder Bay!
The students were the first to complete the new placement opportunity through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

A new placement is bringing occupational therapy and physiotherapy students to the Anishnawbe-Mushkiki Aboriginal Health Access Centre in Thunder Bay, where they will focus on addressing the needs of Indigenous clients. Read the full story here.

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine collaborates with FIREFLY Child and Youth Development Services to fill new Speech-Language Pathologist clinical education opportunities in Keewatin-Patricia District FIREFLY and Kenora Chiefs Advisory have partnered to fill five new full-time Speech-Language Pathology positions through Jordan’s Principal funding. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine in turn partnered with FIREFLY to facilitate clinical externships for Speech-Language Pathology graduate level students.  FIREFLY Children and Youth Development Services, located in Kenora, Ontario, provides services to children and families living in the district of Kenora and area as well as multiple far north, fly-in communities. Through the collaboration, FIREFLY and NOSM are hoping to expand service to better serve children living in rural and remote areas, specifically Indigenous communities.

Learners from the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario are participating in two separate, eight-week placements from March to June 2018. The new placements offer a unique clinical education opportunity that will prepare learners for rural- remote clinical practice unique to the needs and service delivery models used in Northwestern Ontario, according to Jackie Hummelbrunner, a Speech-Language Pathologist who will supervise the learners on their placements. “This initiative is strongly focused on providing learners with the experiences necessary to develop clinical and management skills specific to serving our most remote and unique communities,” said Hummelbrunner. “While supporting student clinicians to develop their skills, our community benefits from ‘extra hands and minds’ that help us address the needs of those waiting on waitlists for service while we work to staff these newly funded positions. The
additional benefit is hopeful recruitment of these bright clinicians who answered the call to train in the North.”

Over the course of their placement, learners will have the opportunity to gain the experience and training in: cultural competency/awareness; interprofessional collaboration; telepractice;
developmental speech and language formal assessment and intervention; intervention planning, community & client specific goal setting and delivery; and community travel to local and far north
communities.  Learners will have also had the opportunity to work with professionals unique to Indigenous communities to understand roles and gain skills to work collaboratively with a wide variety of professionals.

The Rehabilitation Studies Program at NOSM has developed Preceptor 101 sessions to help increase the number of clinical teachers in the North. The sessions are designed for health professionals including audiologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech-language pathologists who are interested in becoming preceptors, or have experience but want to improve their knowledge of best practices.

Northern Passages is a quarterly publication which conveys news about NOSM’s multi-faceted activities. Its broad coverage informs and entertains with detailed commentary on program development, conferences, profiles, and other information germane to the School and its Northern stakeholders.

Read the latest issue of Northern Passages here.

St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay, ON is recruiting Physiotherapists to join the teams at St. Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG) and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC).

SJCG is known for living its values of Care, Compassion & Commitment and offers a wide range of programs and service in addictions & mental health, rehabilitative care, seniors’ health as well as contracted services with TBRHSC.

Qualified candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.  We welcome applications from experienced practitioners as well as new graduates.

Successful candidates may qualify for relocation assistance and the Rehabilitation Professionals Incentive Grant.

To learn more and apply, please visit: https://recruitment.sjcg.net/eRecruit/

To learn more about Thunder Bay, please visit: www.gotothunderbay.ca

About Thunder Bay:
Nestled on the pristine shores of Lake Superior and surrounded by the beauty of nature, Thunder Bay, with a metropolitan population of 120,000, offers a perfect balance of urban and rural life. With world-class sailing, boating, camping, hiking, and cycling in the summer months, and downhill and cross country skiing in the winter, Thunder Bay has something to offer healthy living enthusiasts throughout the year. Affordable housing, short commutes, and a vibrant, culturally diverse community with access to fine dining and the arts, make this community a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Thunder Bay has excellent schools, including publicly funded French language, French immersion, and International Baccalaureate programs, as well as Confederation College and Lakehead University.  Thunder Bay is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the newest Law program in Ontario. Thunder Bay also offers innovative opportunities through the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute.

St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre of Sudbury is Northeastern Ontario’s only rehabilitative and
continuing care hospital. Our goal is to provide active rehabilitation to address functional decline so that
patients can transition back to the community or to a lower level of care.
We are a faith based organization guided by the core values of Service, Integrity, Dignity and Excellence with a focus on a
culture of caring. If you share a genuine commitment to the wellbeing and care of patient, please consider joining our team of
dedicated professionals.

For more information please visit. CCC Physiotherapist

Manitoulin Physiotherapy Centre is looking for a Registered Physiotherapist for a full time position within a unique and exciting private practice multidisciplinary team. We are an award-winning clinic offering a wide variety of services to clients from Manitoulin Island and the surrounding area, accessing care through MVA, private coverage and publicly funded programs (both Primary Care and Episode of Care). Manitoulin Physiotherapy Centre is a physiotherapist-owned clinic, staffed with full administrative support, qualified and experienced professionals including Registered Physiotherapists, Massage Therapists, Kinesiologists and an Occupational Therapist. We have a diverse and growing practice setting, providing clients with a singular local resource for acupuncture, concussion management, persistent pain management, pelvic health, seniors care including falls prevention, and paediatric school health support services.

For more information please visit. 2019 PT Posting.

For more information please visit. Occupational Therapist LRS

For more information visitOccupational Therapist Sioux Lookout

Looking for a Full-Time position with a great work life balance in Northern Ontario? Then this is your opportunity to practice to your full scope with a varied client base which includes hospital, long-term care, community and primary care. The successful Physiotherapist candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, implementing and controlling the administrative and therapeutic activities of all Rehabilitation Services to ensure than an optimal level of services are available to the Hospital, Community and LTC while enjoying quality of life in Northern Ontario.

For more information visit. 2018 PT Immediate Employment Opportunity

For more information visit. Physiotherapist at Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital

As a Physiotherapist with The Dryden Regional Health Centre you will have many opportunities to challenge yourself through
applying a broad range of skills to your work with patients/clients.

For more information visit. Physiotherapist DRHC

The Dryden Regional Health Centre – Vacancy for a One year Full Time Occupational Therapist effective immediately.  Expand your skills in a modern, progressive small hospital.

For more information visit Occupational Therapist DRHC

Health Sciences North (HSN) is currently recruitment Permanent and Temporary Full-Time Physiotherapists across a number of departments. Applicants successful to permanent full-time or temporary full-time positions with a term of one-year or greater may be eligible for the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care’s (MOHLC) Rehabilitation Professionals Incentive Grant Program.

For more information visit. Physiotherapist Opportunities HSN

Health Sciences North is currently seeking an Occupational Therapist – NEO Kids – Children’s Treatment Centre

For more information visit. Occupational Therapist Health Sciences North

Physiotherapist
Full Time – Permanent
Geraldton District Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, organized and self-motivated individual to join our Rehabilitation Services Team to provide clinical physiotherapy services to inpatients, long term care residents and outpatient clients.

For more information visit.Physiotherapist Geraldton

Occupational Therapist
Full Time – Permanent
Geraldton District Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, organized and self-motivated individual to join our Rehabilitation Services Team to provide occupational therapy services to inpatients, outpatients and long term care residents.

For more information visit. Occupational Therapist Geraldton

This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist looking to practice to their full scope of practice with a varied client base which includes hospital, long-term care, community and primary care. The Physiotherapist is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing and controlling the administrative and therapeutic activities of all Rehabilitation Services to ensure that an optimal level of services are available to the Hospital, Community and LTC. Rehabilitation services include but are not limited to physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. The incumbent also provides all of the program’s physiotherapy treatment and services.

For more information visit. Physiotherapist Chapleau

PERMANENT FULL TIME REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST POSITON
New graduates are welcome to apply!!!
We are an established fast-paced, multidisciplinary private clinic for over 28 years. We have an Orthopaedic caseload including MVA, and sports patients. We are offering a competitive salary and continuing education is available and supported.

For more information please visit. 2018 Physiotherapist Ad

FIREFLY is growing! Consider living in one of our picturesque communities in Northwestern Ontario. Each of our communities are located in the heart of the boreal forest with easy access to lakes and great outdoor living. FIREFLY is seeking four full-time Speech-Language Pathologists to work in Kenora/Rainy River Districts and in First Nation Communities in the Kenora District. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Speech-Language Pathologists will engage in the screening, assessment, interpretation and home programming of infants, children and youth with communication impairments. Duties will include caseload management, assessment, treatment planning, consultation, caregiver (home & school) training, and acting as a resource for other FIREFLY staff, partnership staff and community agencies as well as attending unit and service meetings. Additional opportunities can be considered based on experience and interest. You will work with a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Individuals filling these positions will benefit from the availability of additional SLPs working within the Agency and access to a mentor. Travel to outlying areas within the Kenora District will be required.

For more information please visit. SLP – FIREFLY External Posting

FIREFLY is growing! Consider living in beautiful Kenora, located on Lake of the Woods or picturesque Sioux Lookout located on the shores of Abram Lake. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Physiotherapist will provide assessment, development and implementation of treatment programs for clients referred to FIREFLY. You will be required to develop and implement treatment plans based on initial and ongoing assessments while acting as a resource for families, other FIREFLY staff and community agencies. You will liaise with the Rehabilitation Service multi-disciplinary team to provide program coordination. Travel to outlying areas within the Kenora/Rainy River district will be required.

For more information please visit. PT – FIREFLY External Posting

FIREFLY is growing! Consider living in beautiful Kenora, located on Lake of the Woods. FIREFLY is seeking two full-time Occupational Therapists to work in the Kenora/Rainy River Districts. Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Occupational Therapist will engage in the screening, assessment, interpretation and rehabilitation of infants, children and youth with occupational performance issues such as sensory processing issues and fine motor difficulties. Duties will include caseload management, assessment, treatment planning, consultation, caregiver (home & school) training, and acting as a resource for other FIREFLY staff and community agencies as well as attending unit and service meetings. Additional opportunities can be considered based on experience and interest. You will work with a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Travel to outlying areas within the Kenora District will be required.

For more information please visit. OT – FIREFLY External Posting

George Jeffrey Children’s Center is a paediatric health facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario providing occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech-language pathology, and social work and recreation service to children and youth with physical, communication and developmental needs.

For more information please visit.Speech-Language Pathologist

St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre of Sudbury is Northeastern Ontario’s only rehabilitative and
continuing care hospital. Our goal is to provide active rehabilitation to address functional decline so that
patients can transition back to the community or to a lower level of care.
We are a faith-based organization guided by the core values of Service, Integrity, Dignity and Excellence with a focus on a culture of caring. If you share a genuine commitment to the wellbeing and care of a patient, please consider joining our team of dedicated professionals.

To learn more about the position and apply please visit this CCC.job-ad.Physiotherapist.2019-01-17-ID-14336-1.

For more information please visit Physiotherapists at Cochrane Temiskaming Children’s Treatment Centre