Speech Language Pathologist

ParaMed Home Health Care; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist/Therapist to join their team. The role involves assessing and treating speech and language disorders in clients of all ages through community visits. You'll develop treatment plans and work collaboratively with a diverse medical team, helping patients improve their communication abilities and overall quality of life.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Company paid mobile devices

Mileage compensation

Employee perks and exclusive offers

Best in class training and development programs

Qualifications

• 1 year of speech language pathology experience required, community health preferred.
• Current registration with the provincial licensing body needed.
• Access to reliable transportation for visiting multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat communication disorders.
• Develop and implement personalized treatment plans.
• Educate patients and families on communication disorders.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Technical knowledge of speech disorders

Ability to create patient-centered treatment plans

Ability to work with diverse teams

Education

Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Tools

Specialized equipment for testing and treating speech disorders

Job description

Job Description

In this role of Speech Language Pathologist/Therapist, you will provide communityvisits 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

Full 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.