Speech Language Pathologist

**Salary**: The salary range for this position is CAD $42.27/Hr. - CAD $52.81/Hr. Summary:
**Advance Your Career at Providence Health Care**

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

**What You Will Do**:
Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, Providence is proud to offer a range of opportunities including full-time, part-time, and casual, with no evenings, limited weekends, and most shifts starting at 8AM and finishing by 4PM. SLP roles with Providence also offer a very competitive benefits package for eligible employees, from medical/dental benefits (including unlimited massage and physiotherapy) and pension plan to paid vacation and the stability and job security of a unionized position.

Reporting to the SLP Site Leader or Professional Practice Leader, Speech Language Pathology, provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for primarily neurologically impaired adults with communication and/or swallowing problems, counseling to patients and caregivers, consultation to staff and community agencies, inservice education, teaching and student supervision.

**Your duties will include**:

- Performing physiotherapy assessments and treatments, including patient education and follow-up, as well as planning and implementing patient/resident care programs to prevent or alleviate movement dysfunction.
- Educating patients/residents, families, and team members through various teaching methods.
- Supporting clinical research activities and data collection.
- Maintaining patient/resident records in accordance with standards and policies.
- Staying updated on developments in physiotherapy through professional literature and education programs

Qualifications / Skills and Education:
**Education**:
Current registration with the College of Speech and Hearing Professionals of British Columbia.

**Skills & Abilities**:

- Collaborates effectively within interdisciplinary teams.
- Works proficiently with patients and families to assess and treat communication and swallowing disorders.
- Provides supervision and teaching to students.
- Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Deals with others effectively.
- Demonstrates physical ability to perform job duties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- **Competitive salary**: $42.27 - $52.81 CAD per hour, depending on experience
- ** Comprehensive** benefits**: Eligible employees receive a robust medical and dental benefits package, including unlimited physiotherapy and massage, as well as paid vacation
- ** Work-Life Balance**:Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, Providence is proud to offer a range of opportunities including full-time, part-time, and casual, with no evenings, limited weekends, and most shifts starting at 8AM and finishing by 4PM.
- ** Unionized Stability**: Enjoy the consistency and security offered by a unionized role.
- ** Pension** plan**:Work towards a comfortable retirement through employer-matched contributions to one of Canada's strongest pension plans
- ** Meaningful impact**: Your dedication and expertise will directly impact the lives of patients, including many from marginalized communities.
- ** Growth opportunities**: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
- ** State-of-the-art facilities**: The new St.Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
- **Inclusive culture**: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

**Who we are**:
Providence is a non-profit healthcare provider with over fifteen sites, including a large tertiary hospital in the heart of Vancouver’s beautiful and vibrant Downtown, a smaller community hospital in the idyllic Mount Pleasant neighborhood, one of the largest referral centres for rehabilitation in British Columbia, and five long-term care facilities, as well as other clinics.

As a leading teaching and research organization, and the provincial referral center for Cardiac, HIV/AIDS, and Renal Care, we provide services ranging from acute and long-term care to leading substance use and addiction treatment supporting some of BC’s most marginalized co