Summary of Duties

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has an opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to provide services to residents and patients in the transitional care and palliative care in the Veterans Centre. The fast-paced, mixed caseload includes swallowing and communication services.  The successful candidate will work collaboratively with interprofessional teams to provide evidence-informed best practice.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assess, swallowing and communication; plan, implement and monitor swallowing and communication interventions in a timely manner
• Provide education and counselling for residents, patients and caregivers regarding communication and/or swallowing difficulties and strategies
• Manage complex discharges within a transitional care program, including education to patients and caregivers, and referring to community programs and services as needed

· Maintain and upgrade skills and knowledge through continuing education and seek opportunities for knowledge dissemination

· Maintain resident/patient records, workload measurement and MDS statistics in accordance with facility and professional standards

· Participate in clinical and interprofessional education activities in support of the Graduate Department of Speech- Language Pathology at the University of Toronto

· Provide supervision to Communicative Disorders Assistant, in collaboration with other members of the Speech-Language Pathology team

• Participate in SLP Professional Council, Program and hospital-wide meetings, committees and planning as required
• Practice in accordance with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario

Qualifications/Skills

• Current CASLPO registration
• Previous experience working with geriatric, medically complex, and palliative populations

Demonstrated effective ability to:

• Assess and provide treatment/interventions for dysphagia and communication impairments
• Foster a collaborative relationship with the Communication Disorders Assistant (CDA) including providing clinical supervision to a CDA through appropriate referrals and ongoing goal setting 
• Provide effective and timely videofluoroscopic evaluation   
• Provide comprehensive discharge planning including referring patients to community services and programs
• Provide clinical education to health care professionals; providing presentations and in-services is preferred
• Work collaboratively as a member of interprofessional teams, including CDA
• Maintain and upgrade skills and knowledge through continuing education
• Manage multiple priorities in the context of a large complex caseload