Research Physiotherapist Assistant
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Job Summary
Title:Research Physiotherapist Assistant
Status:Casual
Start Date:April 6 2026
End Date: August 31 2027
Supervisor:Dr. Tom Chau
Program:Bloorview Research Institute
Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canadas largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and we serve over 8500 families annually.
Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.
Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Torontos Top Employers Canadas Top Employers for Young People and Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring inclusive innovative and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.
The Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) embedded within the hospital is the only university-affiliated research institute in Canada dedicated to pediatric disability and one of very few around the world. BRIs vision is to be a global leader in transformative equity-driven research dedicated to enabling personalized versions of a good life across the lifespan for all individuals with childhood onset disabilities acquired injuries and developmental differences their families and communities.
Description
This role will support two exoskeleton-based research studies at Holland Bloorview in which metabolic and biomechanical data will be collected during assisted walking tasks to evaluate the impact of powered lower-limb exoskeleton use on brain activity and energy expenditure. Please note this positionrequires availabilityon Fridays and weekends as well asflexibility to work outside standard business hours as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the research physiotherapist in accordance with the research study procedure
- Assist the research team to ensure accurate implementation of the full experimental protocol
- Document physiotherapy sessions and participant response
- Support the research team in maintaining a safe ethical and child-friendly study environment
Qualifications
- Must be a graduate of an accredited Canadian community college PTA program
- Must have a minimum of one year work experience as a PTA
- Demonstrates initiative and self-direction regarding equipment maintenance safety and cleaning
- Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively with clients families and members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and management
- Able to work comfortably with different technologies
- Experience with children and/or non-verbal individuals with disabilities
- Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent organization time management and priority setting skills
- Solid problem-solving skills with a desire to learn
- Demonstrated understanding of a client- and family-centred approach to research
- Demonstrates skill in understanding cultural differences
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial ethnic and socioeconomic background
- Experience with an exoskeleton/ Trexo would be an asset
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Spss
- Data Collection
- DNA Isolation
- Stata
- Biochemistry
- Qualitative Research Interviewing
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Molecular Biology
- Research Laboratory Experience
- Western Blot
About Company
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The ... View more
