Speech-language Pathologist

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Master's degree
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Speech-language pathology/pathologist
**Work setting**:

- Diagnostic audiology
- Fluency disorders
- Language disorders
- Work in employer's/client's home
- Various locations
- Speech-language and voice problems of hearing impaired
- School or educational institution/establishment
**Tasks**:

- Administer tests and examinations and observe patients to diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
- Conduct research on speech and other communication disorders and on the development and design of diagnostic procedures and devices
- Develop, plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, voice, language, resonance, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
- Provide advice and educational services to patients and families regarding communication and swallowing disorders
- Develop and administer audiometric tests and examinations
- Diagnose and evaluate the degree and type of hearing impairment
- Provide information to patients and families regarding the nature, extent, impact and implications of hearing loss and treatment
**Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Certification
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
**Communication systems experience**:

- Total communication
- Oral techniques
- Lip reading
**Security and safety**:

- Child Abuse Registry check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Fast-paced environment
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Attention to detail
- Manual dexterity
- Large caseload
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job