Speech and Language Pathologist

Job Description

In this role of Speech Language Pathologist/Therapist, you will provide community visits to assess and determine treatment in referred adult or pediatric clients for speech and language disorders, pre-linguistic communication behavior, cognitive communication, and or dysphagia.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Best in class training and development programs
• Celebration and Recognition programs
• Part time and Full-time opportunities and flexible scheduling options
• Comprehensive health and dental benefit plans
• Company paid mobile devices
• Mileage compensation
• Employee perks and exclusive offers
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Assess, diagnose, and treat communication disorders such as speech, fluency, language, voice and swallowing disorders.
• Develop, plan, and implement a treatment plan that will remedy the issue the patient is presenting with.
• Create personalized care plans for each patient, often working with other medical staff on an interdisciplinary team.
• Educate and counsel patients and families on communication and swallowing disorders.
• Research speech and communication disorders and develop new diagnostic procedures and devices.
• Instruct and supervise communicative disorders assistants, students, and other health care professionals.
  
  

What You Bring

• Degree in Speech Language Pathology. Current registration with the provincial licensing body where applicable.
• Minimum 1 year speech language pathology experience, community health experience preferred.
• Technical knowledge of different speech and swallowing disorders and how to treat them.
• Technical knowledge of specialized equipment for testing and treating speech and swallowing disorders.
• Ability to create a patient-centered treatment plan that would fit into the patient’s life and help improve their symptoms.
• Ability to work with a diverse team of medical professionals.
• Advanced communication skills, with the ability to explain speech and swallowing disorders to patients and their families.
• Able to provide a current, clear Vulnerable Position Screening (VPS)
• Access to reliable transportation as this position requires visiting multiple locations daily
  
  

Time Type

Part time

Join us as we continue our 40-year tradition to help people live better and provide the most compassionate care possible! Join a winning team and let’s succeed together!

ParaMed Home Health Care accommodates the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes upon request.