Audiologist - Red Deer, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

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Red Deer, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

As our Audiologist I, you will join a dynamic and collaborative Children's Rehabilitation Services team, based at the Red Deer 49th Street Community Health Centre.

You will provide audiological assessments and related consultation to children and youth ages 0 to 18 and their families.

Our audiology team works alongside our multidisciplinary team of Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Child/Youth Developmental Specialists, Dietitian, Psychologists, and Therapy Assistants.

Red Deer is located in Central Alberta near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County.

It is Alberta's third-most-populous city - after Calgary and Edmonton with just over 100,000 citizens.

The Red Deer area has one of the fastest growing economies in North America and is consistently ranked as a prime location for doing business.

You'll love living in this beautiful city which has all the amenities you could need and still offers a small town, friendly feel.

Join a team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff and physicians who promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across the province.

We're passionate about what we do.

Discover interesting and challenging work, where you have the opportunity to grow your skills, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and make your mark as you contribute to a healthy Alberta.

Description:

As an Audiologist, you will be working both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team, where you will be responsible for the screening, identification, assessment and management of patients (clients) presenting with hearing and balance (vestibular) disorders.

Your leadership and interpersonal skills will be important to you in supervising students and providing clinical guidance to other staff as appropriate.

You will use your clinical expertise to inform program development and planning.

You will interpret findings, provide counselling regarding hearing loss and balance dysfunction, and establish appropriate intervention plans to manage and reduce the functional impact of hearing loss.

You will provide patients, their families and other professionals with information and recommendations; making referrals to other agencies and professionals as required.

Classification: Audiologist
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Children's Rehabilitation Services
Primary Location: Red Deer 49th Street Community
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.

00

Posting End Date: 27-FEB-2024

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 08-MAR-2024

Temporary End Date: 31-JAN-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $43.38
Maximum Salary: $57.63
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Audiology. Active or eligible registration with the Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with pediatric rehabilitation. Experience working with SLP Assistants.