Speech Language Pathologist - Guelph, Canada - St. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph

St. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph

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Guelph, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Speech Language Pathologist

Casual, Non-Union

C/23-35

The Organization:

St. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph (SJHCG) is a faith-based organization that is part of St.
Joseph's Health System.

We live by our CARE values:
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and embed person
- and family-centred care throughout our 240 long-term care beds, 104 hospital beds, and a variety of outpatient and community support services. Our staff complement of approximately 700 employees is committed to contributing to a healthy, safe, and respectful environment. If you are a passionate and highly motivated individual, looking to help us advance in our mission, vision and values, we look forward to you joining our team

**The Job Summary: The successful Speech Language Pathologist will provide assessment, treatment, and education to patients, and families regarding the management of swallowing and communication disorders. Focus of the coverage will be Inpatient Rehabilitation and Complex Care programs (CCC).

**Key Accountabilities & Success Criteria: - Provide clinical services to program participants and their families, through 1:1 and group programs, based on psychosocial assessments, using appropriate methods of intervention and documentation within the framework of Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) knowledge and skills.

Provide diagnostic and therapeutic speech/language services to referred outpatients or inpatients as appropriate
Attend patient conferences/meetings as appropriate
Make referrals to other health care professionals and /or physicians, as appropriate, with the patient's/family's consent
Provide communication assessments on site and within community settings in person or virtual medium
Provide diagnostic and therapeutic speech/language services and bedside swallowing assessments to referred inpatients as appropriate
Complies with patient safety programs, and processes including identifying and reporting adverse events/near misses
Attends and participates in appropriate safety training or education updates (ie. hand hygiene, emergency code reviews)
Identifies unsafe conditions or practices and takes appropriate action to address them including reporting or removing hazards

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology or equivalent
License with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) or ability to obtain CASLPO registration
Familiarity and experience with: Autism, Aphasia, Dysphagia, TBI, Developmental Exceptionalities Disabilities

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Skills & Abilities:

Experience with the adult in
patient population is an asset but not mandatory.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
Excellent time management skills
Driver's license and a reliable vehicle with insurance will be required
Adequate access to internet bandwidth at home would be an asset
Valid Canadian Police Clearance Certificate for Vulnerable Sector

About Us

_St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre Brantford__ is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph's Lifecare Centre Brantford is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, utilizing a collaborative approach in supporting persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment, selection, hiring, and the ongoing employment life cycle. Upon individual request, the Health Centre will endeavor to remove any barrier to the employment lifecycle to accommodate those employees with disabilities. Should any employee require accommodation through the employment lifecycle, please contact Human Resources._

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