Therapy Assistant - Speech Therapy
Your Opportunity:
The University of Alberta Hospital is one of Canada’s leading clinical, research, and teaching hospitals. It is centrally located in the capital city and serves more than 700,000 patients annually from across Western Canada. The hospital offers a wide range of specialized adult services within cardiac sciences, neurosciences, surgery, medicine, orthopedics, renal, critical care, burns, transplant and trauma inpatient programs as well as a vast number of ambulatory clinics. This SLPA Therapist Assistant position is within the adult Allied Health and Rehabilitation portfolio and will support across the site. Our site provides ongoing professional growth through learning regular learning activities, student practicums and staff mentorship. Weekend rotation may be required, and part time positions may afford up to full time hours on a casual basis. Please ensure your profile concisely outlines your qualifications, experiences and interest in this position. Additional inquiries can be directed to 780-407-7552.
Description:
As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Rehabilitation and Allied Health
- Primary Location: U of A Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.65
- Posting End Date: 02-JAN-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 12-JAN-2025
- Hours per Shift: 6.3
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8
- Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $25.11
- Maximum Salary: $31.48
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:Recent adult acute care inpatient experience required. As a Therapy Assistant, you will play an important role within our interdisciplinary team where you will be responsible for assisting with approved screening and treatment routines for groups and individuals with communication disorders. Under the direction of the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), you will aide in the preparation of materials for clinical and non-clinical activities and planning of appropriate program goals and objectives for clients. You will assist with specified treatment instructions and programs and develop lesson plans and materials as designed by the SLP. You will help us to ensure a safe work environment exists by maintaining equipment and area as required. You have knowledge and experience supporting Speech Language Pathologist in both individual and group treatment plans.
Preferred Qualifications:One year experience working with adult acute inpatient who have an identified communication and swallowing difficulty. Connect Care training.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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