Communicative Disorder Asst - Barrie, Canada - Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

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Barrie, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Job Description:

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.

RVH is undergoing significant growth, including a capital plan that will see the current North Campus double in size over the next ten years, while developing the new South Campus in Innisfil.

Our award-winning workplace believes in offering opportunities for growth and development that includes:

Supporting adult acute clinical experience across varied settings, including adult acute inpatient medicine, adult acute inpatient surgery, adult ambulatory care clinics
Professional Development & Education Support through RVH Education Trust Fund.
Growing and developing clinical skills within the acute care setting with the support and collaboration of an experienced and committed SLP clinical team.

We are currently seeking
a full time Communicative Disorder Assistant (CDA) to support our inpatient acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient stroke programs.

The successful CDA will be responsible for documenting and communicating all appropriate information to the assigning SLP they are working with and as necessary with other health team members, to ensure the best possible care is given to each patient as well as ensure safety for both personal and patient safety.

Secondary School Diploma or Equivalent required
Graduate of the Communicative Disorders Assistant diploma/program mandatory

You will be a great fit for this position if you have:

Strong interpersonal communication skills, focusing on patient centered care
CDA experience in acute hospital and rehabilitative care settings
Knowledge of the use and purpose of therapeutic communicative strategies for inpatient care settings
Strong organizational skills
Ability to work successfully within an interprofessional team