Speech Language Therapy/Audiology Assistant - Grande Prairie, Canada - Alberta Health Services
Description
Your Opportunity:
This position will be split between Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Your opportunity will be to work in a clinic setting providing hearing screening to newborns as part of the Early Hearing Detection in Infants, screening clients, assisting the Audiologist as required, and providing treatment services to pediatric speech-language pathology clients and assisting Speech-Language Pathologists as required. You will also work in close collaboration with our team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, OTA/PTA Therapy Assistants, Social Work, and Early Childhood Intervention Program workers with children that present with complex needs. There is a very strong focus on the multi-disciplinary and collaborative process including and focused on the client. We have a supportive team and a very strong focus on work life balance. In addition to excellent wages and benefits; AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
Description:
As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.
Required Qualifications:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:Speech-Language Assistant Diploma. Experience with hearing screening is an asset, but we will provide training and mentorship to the right candidate. Excellent communication skills and collaborative skills. Computer skills including MS Office, and experience with electronic charting is a benefit. Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). The successful candidate requires a valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience with multi-disciplinary teamwork is an asset. Previous experience in a health care setting. Previous pediatric experience.