Community Speech Pathologist

Join our team in Campbell River, BC as a full-time Community Speech Pathologist. In this role, you’ll deliver speech programs for preschool children, provide targeted treatments, and offer consultation services to professionals and the community.

What we offer:

• Signing bonus of up to $20,000
• Competitive salary range $42.27 – $52.81
• Competitive benefits: Island Health is proud to offer a robust benefits package that includes extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, an employee and family assistance plan, Municipal Pension Plan, and four weeks of paid vacation
• Opportunities for growth: No matter where you are in the stage of your healthcare career, we have opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Dynamic environment: Engage in a dynamic and collaborative interdisciplinary setting, where you’ll work closely with a wide range of healthcare professionals and medical experts dedicated to achieving excellence in patient care. Join a diverse team that shares your passion and commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare services.

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Your role and responsibilities

Follows speech and language services program policy and procedures to implement services to all cases presented. Participates in delivering Speech Pathology for the office by:

• Utilizing screening criteria to identify individuals with potential communication disorders for further assessment. This may be carried out on individuals referred to the clinic or in the community.
• Assessing, through examination, diagnostic testing, etc., the nature and severity of a communication disorder
• Planning an appropriate treatment program, including short- and long-term goals and selecting/designing appropriate therapeutic procedures.
• Conducting a program to rehabilitate the communication disorder, reassessing and modifying therapy as required.
• Initiating and participating in conferences with parents, physicians, teachers, agency representatives and others involved in the development of the therapeutic program; working with others to coordinate therapy with classroom activities and home environment.

Administers the Speech/Language Pathology Program for the service area by:

• Following assessment, determining severity of communication status to establish treatment scheduling (the type, number and priority of clients) to most efficiently and effectively meet specified treatment objectives. This function is coordinated with the audiologist as necessary.
• Accumulating, maintaining, analyzing and summarizing data for own program functions in order to determine program effectiveness.
• Serves the community in an advisory/educator role by interpreting the Speech and Language Program to other agencies in the community, informing the community of services offered and of the importance of early identification, intervention and prevention programs.

What you need to apply:

• Current licensure in a practicing category with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC as a Speech Language Practitioner.
• Graduation from University of recognized standing with Masters Degree in field of Speech-Language Pathology.

Apply Today

A dedicated recruitment team is here to support you each step of the way. Apply now to start the conversation with us today and find your place at Island Health.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact RecruitmentServices@IslandHealth.ca

Link to full job description: https://jd.viha.ca/JD1825.pdf