Speech Pathologist II

The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada’s leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals, caring for more than 700,000 patients annually from western and northern Canada. The hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including specialized adult services within cardiac sciences, neurosciences, surgery, medicine, orthopedics, transplant and more. We are seeking a dedicated Speech Language Pathologist to join our team. This position is part of the centralized Allied Health Program responsible for the adult patient population and will support patients across our site, including within neurosciences, cardiac sciences, medicine, and surgery programs, with opportunities to support other areas on the hospital campus as indicated. Our site fosters continuous learning through monthly professional practice events and builds expertise through collaboration and mentorship from the vast collective experiences of other professionals on site. The University of Alberta Hospital is centrally located in the capital city, the heart of the academic campus, Old Strathcona and the beautiful river valley. We encourage healthy lifestyles by providing secure bike storage, a Light Rail Transit Station, the Pulse Fitness Centre and activities through our ReVitalize Staff Wellness program.

As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will provide clinical professional practice both independently and as a part of a collaborative team, which may include external partners. You will be responsible for providing prevention, health promotion, identification, assessment, intervention, and case management. You will participate in the planning, coordination and delivery of rehabilitation services in collaboration with patients/clients, families, healthcare professionals and other partners. Your leadership and interpersonal skills will aid you in supervising students and providing clinical guidance to other staff as appropriate. You will use your clinical expertise to inform ongoing quality improvement, service integration, and program development.

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Active or eligible registration and practice permit with the Alberta College of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA).

Current Basic Life Support (BLS-HCP) certification is required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated critical thinking, planning and organizational skills are essential. The qualified candidate will have adult acute care hospital care experience. You will be able to effectively prioritize a mixed caseload of dysphagia and communication disorders.

Experience with the complex medical patient populations (end of life, chronic disease management, post ICU, dementia) is an asset. Instrumental assessment (VFSS or FEES) competence is preferred.