Speech Pathologist

Work setting

• Hospital/medical facility or clinic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise technical and support staff
• Administer tests and examinations and observe patients to diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
• Develop, plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, voice, language, resonance, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
• Develop and administer audiometric tests and examinations
• Diagnose and evaluate the degree and type of hearing impairment
• Establish personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Provide information to patients and families regarding the nature, extent, impact and implications of hearing loss and treatment

Additional information

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement