Summary of Duties
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has an opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to provide comprehensive swallowing and communication services to patients in General Medicine. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with patients, families and interprofessional team members to provide evidence-informed best practice
Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:
- Assess, plan, implement and monitor swallowing and communication impairment interventions
- Maintain patient records and workload measurement in accordance with facility and professional standards
- Act as an SLP resource to the SLP team, the interprofessional team, families and students
- Maintain and upgrade skills and knowledge through continuing education and seek opportunities for knowledge dissemination
- Participate in SLP clinical education and interprofessional education activities
- Participate in SLP Professional Council, Program and hospital-wide meetings, committees and planning as required
- Practice in accordance with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
Qualifications/Skills
- Current CASLPO registration
- Previous experience working with medically complex patients in an acute care environment
- Experience with dysphagia and communication assessment and management
- Experience with video fluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing required
- Experience in assessment and management of patients with tracheostomies would be an asset
- Previous clinical teaching experience preferred
- Excellent communication and time-management skills and ability to work as part of an inter-professional team
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing education
