Job Description

• Assess clients' physical abilities through evaluative procedures such as functional ability tests and make a physiotherapy diagnosis
• Establish treatment goals with patients based on diagnoses
• Develop and implement physiotherapy treatment plans including therapeutic exercise, manipulations, massage, education, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy and other modalities
• Evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans and modify accordingly
• Provide advice on exercise and strategies to implement at home to enhance and or maintain treatment
• Communicate with referring physician and other health care professionals regarding clients' problems, needs and progress
• Maintain clinical and statistical records and confer with other health care professionals
• Develop and implement health promotion programs for clients, staff and the community
• May conduct research in physiotherapy
• Provide consulting or education services as required.
• • Administer evaluative tests
  • Assess patients' physical abilities
  • Examine the patient
  • Make decisions on tests and procedures
  • Plan physiotherapy programs
  • Select appropriate exercises, apparatus and manipulations
  • Maintain clinical and progress reports
  • Confer with other health professionals
  • Teach and/or supervise exercises to patients