Speech and Language Pathologist

Posted:
8/14/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Keswick, England, United Kingdom ⋅ Ontario, Canada ⋅ Markham, Ontario, Canada ⋅ England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

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.