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

St. Joseph's

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Guelph, Canada

3 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Part time

Description

Speech Language Pathologist

Temporary Part-Time, Non-Union

T/24-24

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, 106 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 (SLP) will provide in-person, outpatient, communication and swallowing services to patients in Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin.

The SLP will also provide some virtual services for patients out of region.

The successful applicant will be trained in specialized paediatric interventions aligned with Caregiver Mediated Early Years programming to autistic preschool children and their families, training costs covered by SJHCG.

Additionally, the Speech-Language Pathologist will also provide coverage to in-patients within Complex Care and Rehabilitation inpatient beds.

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
Contributes to a transparent culture of client and staff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policies and procedures set by SJHC
Promotes an environment that encourages and supports change using change leadership theory.

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
Experience with the adult inpatient 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