Speech Pathologist II

In this SLP II role you will be a valued member of a multidisciplinary Allied Health team that provides services to multiple Supportive Living sites across Central Alberta. Much of your work will be collaborative in nature and you will have the support of the SLP Team, the Team Lead, the Allied Health Manager and the Professional Practice Lead in providing best practice care to clients on your caseload. Your primary focus will be dysphagia with opportunities to assess and treat communication disorders. You will have the opportunity to work with a Therapy Assistant and may, on occasion, be asked to share the responsibility for mentoring students. Red Deer is located in Central Alberta near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. The Red Deer area has one of the fastest growing economies in North America and is consistently ranked as a prime location for doing business. This economic growth has created many job opportunities in the region. Red Deer is home to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum as well as the Sunnybrook Farm Museum, Fort Normandeau (located on the banks of the Red Deer River), the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, and the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. There are several multi-use recreational centres including the Collicutt Centre, G.H. Dawe Community Centre and Michener Aquatic Centre and several golf courses. You’ll love living in this beautiful city which has all the amenities you could need and still offers a small town, friendly feel. This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit: rcif-hsaa.ca

As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will provide clinical professional practice both independently and as a part of a collaborative team, which may include external partners. You will be responsible for providing prevention, health promotion, identification, assessment, intervention, and case management. You will participate in the planning, coordination and delivery of rehabilitation services in collaboration with patients/clients, families, healthcare professionals and other partners. Your leadership and interpersonal skills will aid you in supervising students and providing clinical guidance to other staff as appropriate. You will use your clinical expertise to inform ongoing quality improvement, service integration, and program development.