Speech Language Pathologist

Job Summary & Requirements The Allied Health Services (AHS) team, under Professional Practice consists of Regulated Healthcare Professional including: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Social Work, Registered Dietitians, Respiratory Therapy, as well as unregulated Rehabilitation Assistants. Each discipline is focused on driving evidence informed practice to promote high quality patient and family centered care.

The team has a Professional Practice Leader (PPL) model for each regulated allied health discipline which promotes and enhances the interprofessional team. Each discipline has their own PPL with dedicated time to enhance their communities of practice, represent their respective disciplines at committees, create policies & procedures and lead corporate level initiatives.

We are currently seeking a Temporary Full-time Speech Language Pathologist supporting our acute adult inpatient units . The successful candidate will provide Speech Language services as part of an interdisciplinary care team on our acute inpatient medical, surgical unit and rehabilitative units/outpatient clinics.

As a qualified candidate you will have the following job requirements:

• Master’s Degree Specific to Communication Sciences and Disorders Speech- Language Pathology or equivalent. Mandatory
• Current registration with the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Ontario (CASLPO). Mandatory
• MBS Imp © certification or willingness to complete within 3 months of hiring.
• Evidence of continuing education in acute care Speech Language Pathology practices
• Recent experience with a varied clinical practice in acute care (medical and surgical) and rehabilitative care areas
• Inpatient experience preferred
• A strong ability to identify, assess, evaluate, treat, and manage communication impairments and/or swallowing disorders.
• Excellent education skills related to managing dysphagia and communication impairments.

You will be an ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Ability to function co-operatively as part of an interprofessional treatment team
• Possess comprehensive assessment, treatment, and documentation skills
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrate sound clinical judgment, flexibility and initiative
• Ability to communicate effectively with families, caregivers, and other professionals
• Superior organizational and time management skills are essential to management of the caseload
• Ability to learn about, from, and with other members of the patient care team to foster a strong interprofessional model of care
• Demonstrate an ability to appreciate the importance of, and be open to, new concepts and trends in the academic and clinical areas of health care knowledge