Speech Language Pathologist - Mississauga, Canada - Lifemark Health Group

Lifemark Health Group

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Lifemark Seniors Wellness is one of the largest rehabilitation focused companies dedicated to providing therapy solutions for seniors. With over 30 years of experience, we are a preferred partner of more than 185 LTC homes, 55 retirement communities and provide over 180 senior dwellings with physiotherapy, occupational therapy and therapeutic group exercise programming.

As Canada's largest physiotherapy company, our purpose is:
Movement to a better life.

For our staff, the Lifemark difference is based on 4 pillars:

We foster innovative thinking; assist with career development; we support personal health and wellness, and devoted to making a real impact in the communities that we live and work in.

We have an exciting opportunity for a
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our growing team

Location:
Mississauga

Schedule: 1-2 days/week

In this role you will:

Work as part of the multidisciplinary team (PT/OT/SLPA) for Lifemark's Community Step Up Program and develop a collaborative approach to care for clients and their caregivers
Help individuals with a range of disorders related to speech, language and swallowing
Providing specialized testing and provide therapy designed for individual clients' needs
Delivering treatments as per the treatment plan and adjusting when needed
Assist stroke victims, paraplegics and the recently deaf to help normalize their speech patterns
Assist patients who've been in accidents or other traumatic incidents in learning or relearning proper swallowing techniques
Provide therapy and support to patients' families to facilitate social integration and recovery
Abide by the standards of practice as set out by their professional college in practicing physiotherapy, and in all aspects of assessing and treating clients
The SLP will be assigned a caseload based on the referrals received by other Healthcare professionals from Hospitals, Home and Community, Primary Care, and other Health Service providers

Qualifications:

Registration with the College of Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario
Community experience is an asset
Experience working with the senior population
Availability to work flexible hours
A valid Vulnerable Sector screening check
Bilingual Preferred

**_ We have gone above and beyond to ensure the safety of our patients and employees with PPE provided, the spacing of patients, screening, and more. Extensive safety protocols and procedures have been put into place and are mandatory._