Speech Language Pathologist

The Allied Health Services (AHS) team, under Professional Practice consists of Regulated Healthcare Professionals including: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Social Work, Registered Dietitians, Respiratory Therapy, as well as unregulated Rehabilitation Assistants. Each discipline is focused on driving evidence-informed practice to promote high-quality patient and family-centered care.

The team has a Professional Practice Leader (PPL) model for each regulated allied health discipline which promotes and enhances the interprofessional team. Each discipline has their own PPL with dedicated time to enhance their communities of practice, represent their respective disciplines at committees, create policies & procedures and lead corporate level initiatives.

We are currently seeking a Temporary Full-time Speech Language Pathologist supporting our acute adult inpatient units. The successful candidate will provide Speech Language services as part of an interdisciplinary care team on our acute inpatient medical, surgical unit and rehabilitative units/outpatient clinics.

As a qualified candidate you will have the following job requirements:

• Master’s Degree Specific to Communication Sciences and Disorders Speech-Language Pathology or equivalent.
• Current registration with the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Ontario (CASLPO).
• Evidence of continuing education in acute care Speech Language Pathology practices.
• Recent experience with a varied clinical practice in acute care (medical and surgical) and rehabilitative care areas.
• A strong ability to identify, assess, evaluate, treat, and manage communication impairments and/or swallowing disorders.
• Excellent education skills related to managing dysphagia and communication impairments.

You will be an ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Ability to function co-operatively as part of an interprofessional treatment team.
• Comprehensive assessment, treatment, and documentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sound clinical judgment, flexibility and initiative.
• Ability to communicate effectively with families, caregivers, and other professionals.
• Superior organizational and time management skills essential to management of the caseload.
• Ability to learn about, from, and with other members of the patient care team to foster a strong interprofessional model of care.
• Ability to appreciate the importance of, and be open to, new concepts and trends in the academic and clinical areas of health care knowledge.

Equity & Inclusion: RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally safe workplace. We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Right Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuk person.

Accommodations: RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant’s needs are different. We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment at Recruitment@rvh.on.ca.