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Speech-Language Pathologist - Pediatrics
Requisition ID: 340857
Position Number: AH-23-031
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Winkler
Work Location: Boundary Trails Health Centre
Department / Unit: Rehabilitation Services
Posting Category: Clinical
Union: MGEU
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 1.0
Anticipated Shift: Days
Annual Base Hours: 1885
Is this a vision you can see yourself supporting through your expertise and passion for Speech-Language Pathology? If so, we invite you to apply today! We have an opening for a Speech-Language Pathologist at Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC), an acute care facility located between the communities of Winkler and Morden, in rural, picturesque southern Manitoba. In this full-time, permanent role, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Collaborate with a talented inter-disciplinary team - including OTs, PTs, and Audiologists - to provide pediatric Speech-Language Pathology outpatient and community-based services, including working closely with nearby daycares and nursery schools.
- Utilize a social-emotional, neuro-developmental, and play-based focused program to provide a client/family-centered approach to care.
- Work in partnership with other staff to provide feeding and swallowing services for children and youth.
- Anticipate providing increased feeding and swallowing services in a new Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) slated for completion in 2025.
The successful candidate for this role will benefit from a Monday through Friday schedule, 15 days of vacation after the first year, a comprehensive health, dental, and pension benefits package, professional development support and other incentives, e.g., relocation reimbursement, final-year master’s program incentive bonus.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Client Services Manager – Rehabilitation Services, the Speech-Language Pathologist will operate with a high degree of independence as a member of a multidisciplinary regional rehabilitation team. The incumbent will participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of rehabilitation services, using a client-centered, goal-oriented approach for children and/or adult populations.
Experience
- Previous experience in the field of Speech-Language Pathology preferred.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited post-secondary institution.
- Active registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Manitoba.
- Eligibility for membership in Speech-Language and Audiology Canada.
Qualifications and Skills
- Skilled ability in the assessment, identification, and treatment of clients of varying ages and with diverse diagnoses.
- Strong organizational, decision-making, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent English language proficiency, both written and verbal.
Physical Requirements
- Must be in good physical and mental health and be able to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time without resting.
- Must be able to work under stress and time constraints.
Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.
All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.
Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.
Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.
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