Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s hospital for children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. Serving more than 9,000 families annually through inpatient and outpatient programs and services, our teams are helping to shape the future of pediatric disability care.
As a top 40 Canadian research hospital and academic hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Holland Bloorview integrates care, teaching, research and scholarship to advance practice and improve the lives of children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and/or research.
Holland Bloorview has achieved 100 per cent in four successive surveys by Accreditation Canada, an unprecedented achievement in safety. We are also proud to be recognized among Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers.
Here, you will find an inspiring, inclusive, innovative and collaborative work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and programs that support ongoing learning, professional growth and well-being, so you can do meaningful work while continuing to grow your career. To learn more about the advantages of a career at Holland Bloorview, click here.
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The Position:
This position will be supporting the Day Program at Holland Bloorview. The programs provides medical monitoring by qualified staff and allows clients to continue their in-hospital therapies, attend school and return home to their families in the evenings. Clients and families can use the program to transition home after a long hospital stay or as an alternative to staying at the hospital. Discover more details of the program here.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides consultation (including prevention), assessment, intervention and counselling to clients and families around communication
- Works in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to inform integrated care plans
- Uses appropriate standardized tests and outcome measures in clinical practice
- Uses non-standard assessment tools/forms when appropriate
- Makes appropriate referrals to other services, agencies, etc.
- Incorporates goal setting in discussion with family/client
- Adapts approach to changing needs of clients and families
- Keeps family/client informed of progress and of any changes in plan
- Adheres to Centre and professional charting guidelines (e.g., College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Ontario (CASLPO) Documentation Standards
- Demonstrates familiarity with current literature, evidence-based practice, issues and trends of practice
- Shares new knowledge and best practices with colleagues, students and other professionals within the organization, professional body and community
- Actively engages in clinical supervision of students during their clinical placements in Speech-Language Pathology and Communicative Disorders Assistant programs
- Utilize the teaching/learning process to provide education, both formal and informal, to clients/families, colleagues, students, and other professionals within the organization and the community
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives to refine clinical practice, support the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment, and advance a culture of equitable and efficient service for clients and families through work and daily practices
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology
- Current registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
- Previous pediatric clinical related experience preferred
- Experience with providing assessment, consultation and therapy for pediatric Spina Bifida, neuromuscular disorders and/or inpatient rehab preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, families and members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Demonstrates flexibility and co-operation in dealing with change
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in an interdisciplinary team
