Registered massage therapist (RMT)

Permanent,Part time Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners

• Education: Other trades certificate or diploma


• Experience: Experience an asset

Tasks

• Consult with other health care professionals when developing treatment plans for clients
• Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations
• Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body
• Assess clients by conducting range of motion and muscle tests and propose treatment plans
• Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients
• Maintain records of treatments given
• Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Certification by a provincial or territorial association for massage therapists

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Excellent oral communicatio...