Speech-language Pathologist

**Requisition ID**: 366372

**Competition #**: AH-24-109

**Position Number**: 111-7146020-S236-03

**Posting End Date**: Open Until Filled

**City**: Portage la Prarie

**Employer**: Southern Health-Santé Sud

**Site**:Portage District General Hospital

**Department / Unit**: Rehabilitation Services

**Job Stream**: Clinical

**Union**: MGEU Prof Tech

**Anticipated Start and End Date**: October 01, 2024- November 23, 2025

**Position Type**:Maternity/Parental Leave Term

**FTE**: 0.80

**Anticipated Shift**: Days, may be required to work evenings, weekends & statutory holidays

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.25 hour shifts

**Wage rate**:As Per Collective Agreement

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

**Position Summary**:
Reporting to the Manager, Health Services - Rehabilitation Services, the Speech‐Language Pathologist will operate with a high degree of independence as a member of a multidisciplinary regional rehabilitation team. The incumbent will participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of rehabilitation services, using a client centered, goal orientated approach for children and/or adult populations. These services include assessment, direct intervention, consultation and public/parent/caregiver education and training within a variety of settings which may include acute care, outpatient, long term care, client’s home, school and other community settings.

The Speech‐Language Pathologist may also provide clinical supervision and training for students and provisional members and participate in the education of other health care professionals. The incumbent will exercise the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health‐Santé Sud. Current caseload is Children & Youth.

**Qualifications**:

- Masters Degree in Speech‐Language Pathology
- Active registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech‐Language Pathologists of Manitoba
- Eligible for membership with Speech‐Language and Audiology Canada
- Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated effective decision making, and problem solving skills
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional working relationships with management and staff within the region as well as appropriate outside vendors and agencies
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required
- Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions
- Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job
- Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums
- Good work and attendance record

**Conditions of Employment**:

- Completes and maintains a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check, as appropriate
- All Health Care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.
- Requires a valid Class 5 driver’s license, an all-purpose insured vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.