Speech Language Pathologist

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada West Park Healthcare Centre Full time

Job Status:
**Temporary, Full-Time, Approximately 1 year**
- Reports To:
**Clinical Service Manager**
- Hours of Work (shifts):
**Weekdays**
- Internal Posting Dates:
**October 8 - 14, 2024**
- Salary Range:
**$42.25 - $55.64 per hour**
- Employee Group:
**Non-Union**

**Join our team, where compassion meets excellence E**xplore our integrated campus to learn** **more.**

**Effective April 1, 2024, University Health Network (UHN) and West Park Healthcare Centre have come together to form Canada's most comprehensive and specialized rehabilitation and complex continuing care centre. Learn more about our integration, new hospital and building Canada's leading rehabilitation ecosystem **here.**

**Job Overview**:
Responsible for general and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) assessment and treatment of communication as well as and swallowing disorders.

**Accountabilities**:

- Complete swallowing assessments, communicate recommendations to the patient, family and team and follow-up to ensure successful implementation
- Treat swallowing impairments when appropriate
- Assess complex communication needs, recommend interventions and provide treatment
- Recommend, prescribe, and evaluate use of AAC equipment, techniques, and strategies
- Fulfill role and responsibilities according to requirements of an ADP-Designated Expanded Level Service
- Provide patient and family education and counselling
- Provide staff, student and volunteer education and training
- Initiate referrals to other services
- Develop and maintain advances in practice related to the profession, including participation in current projects and initiatives to support improved swallowing and speech services
- Provide clinical supervision to a Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA)
- Provide clinical supervision to therapy assistants and students
- Complete timely and thorough clinical documentation
- Complete clinical workload statistics
- Participate in the evaluation of clinical practices
- Participate in activities and interest groups relating to swallowing and speech
- Be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors including:

- Compliance with the safety standards of the hospital and applicable legislation
- Identification and prevention of safety issues and problems
- Taking corrective action, where possible
- Attendance at safety meetings/training/updates in accordance with the Centre’s standards
- Ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the centre’s core values and helps patients get their life back
- Should be aware of conditions and measures that may affect the safety of patients, residents, students, employees, volunteers, physicians and visitors
- Evidence of satisfactory attendance record
- An employee’s disciplinary record will be reviewed as part of the assessment of qualifications

**Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree or equivalent in Speech Language Pathology
- Eligible for CASLPO Registration
- ADP Individual Authorizer status for Communication Aids preferred
- 1 to 2 years related experience and demonstrated commitment and enthusiasm for working with adults and geriatrics in complex continuing care and rehabilitation, especially with complex communication / AAC needs
- Experience with and a desire to learn about diverse populations including those requiring: complex continuing care, slow stream rehabilitation, respiratory rehabilitation, TB treatment, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and tracheostomy/ventilator dependent patients
- Ability to work compassionately with individuals with degenerative diseases and disorders including: ALS, MS, Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia, etc.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with patients, families and all levels of staff
- Work as part of a centre-side SLP team to manage referrals and caseload, ensuring efficient and seamless service delivery within a consult model
- Participate actively in various teams within each of the centre-wide units
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), and organizational skills
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and be self-directed to manage a diverse caseload, while collaborating and seeking direction appropriately
- Evidence of good performance history and attendance record

At West Park Healthcare Centre, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment, an important part of living our brand. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community.

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**Join our team and help patients reclaim their lives at West Park Healthcare Centre

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