Speech Pathologist II

In this SLP II role you will be a valued member of a multidisciplinary Allied Health team that provides services to multiple Supportive Living sites across Central Alberta. Much of your work will be collaborative in nature and you will have the support of the Team Lead, the Allied Health Manager and the Professional Practice Lead in providing best practice care to clients on your caseload. Your primary focus will be dysphagia with opportunities to assess and treat communication disorders. You will have the opportunity to work with a Therapy Assistant and may, on occasion, be asked to share the responsibility for mentoring students.

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).

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As Required.