Location:
Vancouver, Canada

Contract: Temporary, Full-Time

Job Summary

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Provincial Health Services Authority patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Speech-Language Pathologist provides a range of clinical services that focus on promoting communication, language and speech and that contribute to a client/patient's overall cognitive, physical, social and emotional well being. The Speech-Language Pathologist supports the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children within their specified program or programs.

The Speech-Language Pathologist uses advanced level knowledge of child development, diagnostic and therapeutic principles, disorders of development, cognition and mental health, in combination with advanced clinical reasoning and best practice to provide evidence based therapeutic, clinical, diagnostic, and preventative services to develop functional solutions for the day-to-day issues in the lives of clients/patients and their various environments.

Working collaboratively as part of an inter-professional team, the Speech-Language Pathologist provides information, develops educational materials and resources, participates in research/evidence based practice activities and in ongoing quality improvement and risk management initiatives/projects. Services may be provided across a continuum of care either onsite or on outreach in communities throughout the province.

Duties/Accountabilities

- Provides assessment,



diagnostic and intervention services to children using advanced level clinical skills and knowledge in the specified program area and within the full range of communication and swallowing disorders (as required). Utilizes processes such as the administration and interpretation of standardized assessment tools, detailed history taking, informal observation/evaluation procedures and consultation with other professionals to ensure consideration of additional factors (e.g. cognitive factors, mental health, medical status, environmental influences) that may affect assessment, subsequent diagnosis and recommendations for treatment.
- Provides counselling and psycho-education to families and other relevant caregivers to understand the nature, treatment and prognosis of the specific speech and language diagnoses and the relationship of these diagnoses to the individual’s developmental, cognitive and/or mental health presentation/profile.
- Provides clinical leadership within the specified program/inter-skilled team, speech and language pathology discipline, and in partnership with community services, demonstrated by initiating and participating in activities such as evaluating and developing clinical treatment practices, guidelines and protocols and promoting excellence in practice and treatment team in partnership with the Program Manager and/or Professional Practice Lead.
- Takes leadership in program planning, identifies,



promotes and leads program and discipline specific development and planning strategies in collaboration with the Program Leadership to enhance system processes and resources for patients. Attends and contributes to ongoing discipline/program and quality improvement, risk management activities as required.
- Develops orientation and mentorship structures for new and Grade 1 employees, provides clinical supervision and case discussion, initiates and supports the development and completion of learning plans for Grade 1 and new staff in collaboration with the Program Manager/Director and PPL. Identifies and initiates learning opportunities, role development and support requirements in collaboration with other team members, Program Manager/Director and Professional Practice Leader.
- Supervises Master level students on practicum programs within the program by performing duties such as demonstrating and explaining procedures and processes and providing input regarding progress. Provides students with the opportunity to observe and take an active role in the treatment of patients and their families.
- Provides recommendations based on clinical assessment findings and diagnoses and communicates these findings through informal and formal inter-professional meeting structures, family conferences and verbal and written reporting.
- Participates in the provision of clinical and professional services by recommending appropriate referrals to other service providers, consulting with families and other professionals, and advocating to meet the needs of clients and families.
- Provides consultation, clinical advice, input and suggestions to physicians/nurses/other paramedical professions across C&W; related to the management of the referred cli

📌 Speech Language Pathologist (Vancouver)
🏢 Sanya’k̓ula
📍 Vancouver