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Physiotherapists  (NOC 3142)
Northern Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Physiotherapists assess patients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in patients. Physiotherapists are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centres and extended care facilities, or they may work in private practice.

physical therapist, physiotherapist, registered physiotherapist, research physiotherapist.

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Physiotherapists perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Assess patients' physical abilities through evaluative procedures such as functional ability tests
  • Establish treatment goals with patients based on physical diagnoses
  • Plan and implement programs of physiotherapy including therapeutic exercise, manipulations, massage, education, the use of electro-therapeutic and other mechanical equipment and hydro-therapy
  • Evaluate effectiveness of treatment plans and modify accordingly
  • Communicate with referring physician and other healthcare professionals regarding patients' problems, needs and progress
  • Maintain clinical and statistical records and confer with other health care professionals
  • Develop and implement health promotion programs for patients, staff and the community
  • May conduct research in physiotherapy
  • May provide consulting or education services.

Physiotherapists may focus their practice in particular clinical areas such as neurology, oncology, rheumatology, orthopedics, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, in the treatment of patients with cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary disorders, burns or sports injuries or in the field of ergonomics.

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Jobs for Physiotherapists in Northern Region

Job opportunities from Job Bank and contributing job sites are updated daily.

There are 195 job postings in Canada.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the provincial or territorial level.
Location Available Jobs
Note: Some job offers may appear in multiple regions.
Alberta
23
Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River Region
0
Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House Region
0
Calgary Region
8
Camrose--Drumheller Region
1
Edmonton Region
10
Lethbridge--Medicine Hat Region
1
Red Deer Region
4
Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake Region
1
British Columbia
35
Cariboo Region
2
Kootenay Region
0
Lower Mainland - Southwest Region
31
Nechako Region
3
North Coast Region
1
Northeast Region
1
Thompson--Okanagan Region
5
Vancouver Island and Coast Region
1
Manitoba
1
Interlake Region
0
North Central Region
0
North Region
0
Parklands Region
1
South Central Region
0
Southeast Region
0
Southwest Region
0
Winnipeg Region
0
New Brunswick
0
Campbellton--Miramichi Region
0
Edmundston--Woodstock Region
0
Fredericton--Oromocto
0
Moncton--Richibucto Region
0
Saint John--St. Stephen Region
0
Newfoundland and Labrador
5
Avalon Peninsula Region
0
Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region
0
South Coast--Burin Peninsula Region
0
West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador Region
5
Northwest Territories
0
Yellowknife Region
0
Nova Scotia
8
Annapolis Valley Region
0
Cape Breton Region
0
Halifax Region
2
North Shore Region
3
Southern Region
3
Nunavut
0
Iqaluit Region
0
Ontario
84
Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula Region
11
Kingston - Pembroke Region
3
Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie Region
12
London Region
6
Muskoka-Kawarthas Region
4
Northeast Region
9
Northwest Region
1
Ottawa Region
9
Stratford--Bruce Peninsula Region
10
Toronto Region
27
Windsor-Sarnia Region
4
Prince Edward Island
0
Prince Edward Island
0
Québec
30
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region
2
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region
1
Capitale-Nationale Region
3
Centre-du-Québec Region
0
Chaudière-Appalaches Region
3
Côte-Nord Region
2
Estrie Region
3
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region
0
Lanaudière Region
0
Laurentides Region
2
Laval Region
1
Mauricie Region
2
Montérégie Region
1
Montréal Region
5
Nord-du-Québec Region
2
Outaouais Region
3
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region
0
Saskatchewan
9
Northern Region
1
Prince Albert Region
2
Regina--Moose Mountain Region
1
Saskatoon--Biggar Region
1
Swift Current--Moose Jaw Region
3
Yorkton--Melville Region
1
Yukon
0
Yukon Territory
0
[ Source: Job Bank - HRSDC ]

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