Job description
Kinesiologist
About Us:
The Alberta Hip & Knee Clinic is an effective, integrated team of Surgeons & Healthcare professionals who deliver a dedicated level of support to patients throughout their hip or knee replacement care journey
As a multidisciplinary clinic, we deliver care from a variety of care providers including kinesiologists, internal medicine doctors, anaesthesiologists and dieticians
Why Work Here:
- Surround yourself with a highly engaged team of professionals
- Everything we do makes a difference in the quality of our patient’s life
- Our Clinic’s Program received a leading practice award from Accreditation Canada
- Collaborative culture. Allowing everyone to feel a sense of ownership
- Trustworthy and respectful work environment
Position Summary:
Join our dynamic team as a Kinesiologist, where you'll play a vital role in supporting patients, families, and caregivers on their journey to recovery.
Responsibilities:
Conduct 1:1 and group consultations before and after surgical procedures, ensuring patients are informed, prepared, and confident.
- Work closely with patients prior to surgeon consultations, providing tailored guidance and support.
- Triage patient needs and urgencies to ensure timely and appropriate interventions.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver exceptional care and promote optimal patient outcomes.
- Perform a range of administrative tasks to ensure smooth clinic operations, including managing faxes, scanning, shredding, preparing dictation letters, photocopying, assembling patient information booklets, and supporting workflows for case managers, the management team, and surgeons.
- Handle third-party billing for form fees and product sales with accuracy and efficiency.
- Coordinate and set up patient education sessions as required, providing follow-up to ensure patient needs are met.
- Take on additional responsibilities as assigned to support the Alberta Hip and Knee Clinic’s commitment to delivering exceptional care and service.
If you're passionate about empowering patients and thrive in a collaborative, patient-focused environment, we want to hear from you!
Other duties as assigned
Personal Characteristics
· Sincerely enjoy being in the medical field
· Bubbly personality. Front face and first representation on the clinic.
· The most rewarding part of your role is seeing patients get better, stay well and enjoy life.
· A finely tuned ear & heart, the ability to listen and care about the wellness of others.
· Always on the look out for ways to help the team
· Always looking to the future and doing tasks today that will ensure we all have great results
· Problem solver – nothing is too big or too small to tackle. Just bring it!
Education
Kinesiology Degree
Experience
- Minimum 3 years in a medical clinic setting.
- Must be registered with AKA
- Solid understanding of the Health Information Act, patient privacy law and FIOP
- Solid skills in using software such as Microsoft Office
- Excellent understanding of Physician & RN instructions to patients in written format
- Experience using Accuro EMR is an Asset
Other Details
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, the diversity of our workplace reflects the community we serve
Proof of education will be required
A minimum of 2 professional references, former supervisors only, will be required
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00-$21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Calgary, AB T2P 3C5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Work Location: In person
