Your Opportunity:
The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada’s leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals, caring for more than 700,000 patients annually from western and northern Canada. The hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including specialized adult services within cardiac sciences, neurosciences, surgery, medicine, orthopedics, transplant and more. We’re looking for a passionate Therapy Assistant to support our Critical Care program in both the General Systems Intensive Care Unit (GSICU) and the Edmonton Firefighters Burn Treatment Unit. In this role, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team caring for patients with burns, complex wounds, and critical illness. You’ll work closely with Occupational Therapists contributing hands‑on support that directly impacts patient recovery. Your day may include splinting, casting, sewing custom garments or adaptive aids, guiding upper‑extremity stretching and strengthening programs, and coordinating essential equipment. This role is optimal for a motivated Therapy Assistant who wants to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced clinical environment. Our site fosters continuous learning through monthly professional practice events and builds expertise through collaboration and mentorship from the vast collective experiences of other professionals on site. The University of Alberta Hospital is centrally located in the capital city, the heart of the academic campus, Old Strathcona and the beautiful river valley. We encourage healthy lifestyles by providing secure bike storage, a Light Rail Transit Station, the Pulse Fitness Centre and activities through our ReVitalize Staff Wellness program.
Description:
As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
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Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
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Unit and Program: General Systems Intensive Care Unit/Burns Unit
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Primary Location: U of A Hospital
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 1.00
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Posting End Date: 13-JUL-2026
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Employee Class: Regular Full Time
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Date Available: 23-JUL-2026
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 2
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Shifts per cycle: 10
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
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Minimum Salary: $27.44
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Maximum Salary: $34.39
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Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Basic Life Support – Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP) from the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Acute care experience within the past 3 years is preferred. Clinical experience in splinting and garment fabrication is an asset.
