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Description
Physiotherapists assess clients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning and mobility, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in clients. They are employed in hospitals, clinics, industry, sports organizations, rehabilitation centres and extended care facilities, or may work in private practice.
Job Titles
- Physical therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Registered physiotherapist
- Research physiotherapist
Main Duties
- 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.
Workplaces
- Clinics
- Extended care facilities
- Hospitals
- Industries
- Private practice
- Rehabilitation centres
- Sports organizations
Skills
- Decision Making
- Evaluation
- Instructing
- Monitoring
- Oral Communication: Active Listening
Abilities
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Memorizing
- Problem Identification
- Verbal Ability
Personal Attributes
- Concern for Others
- Independence
- Social Orientation
- Active Learning
- Adaptability
Similar Occupations
- Physical rehabilitation therapist (in 32109.04 Physical Rehabilitation therapists)
- Physiotherapy assistant (in 32109.05 Physiotherapy assistants and occupational therapy assistants)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be good for Physiotherapists (31202) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Physiotherapists in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Physiotherapists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 47%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 39%
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 14%
- 61% of physiotherapists work all year, while 39% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 23% of physiotherapists are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 28% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 72% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: n/a
- bachelor’s degree: 26% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 74% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $34.00 | $38.00 | $44.87 |
| Canada | $25.00 | $41.63 | $50.00 |
Training
| TRAINING PROGRAM | INSTITUTION | CREDENTIAL |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology | Holland College | Diploma |
| Kinesiology | UPEI | Undergraduate |
More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.
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