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Requisition ID: 340854

Work Location: Portage District General Hospital

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MGEU

FTE: 1.0

Annual Base Hours: 1885

Healthier people. Healthier communities. Thriving together.

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 Portage District General Hospital (PDGH), part of Southern Health-Santé Sud, a regional health authority located 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 working in a new Children and Youth rehabilitation space, with a new hospital slated for opening in 2025
• receive generous compensation of $75 to 91K+ annually along with a comprehensive pension and benefits package
• achieve work/life balance from a Monday through Friday schedule and 15 days of vacation accrued in the first year
• benefit from professional development support and other incentives, e.g., relocation reimbursement, final-year master’s program incentive bonus

Portage La Prairie - “the City of Possibilities” - is located approximately 75 minutes west of Winnipeg and just a short drive to Lake Manitoba’s Delta Beach. Home to Island Park and Crescent Lake, you’ll enjoy numerous walking and biking trails, as well as Splash Island Water Park, a community favorite in the summer months. With numerous music and recreation events throughout the year, great places to shop and eat, charming museums and points of interest, there’s always something to do in “Portage”, as the locals call it. This area boasts some of the lowest cost of living in our already very affordable province!

If the above has piqued your interest, here are a few of the qualifications we’re looking for:

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Active registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Manitoba
• Eligibility for membership in Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
• 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
• Valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s license

If you meet these requirements and want to be an integral part of healthcare transformation in Manitoba, visit the link below to learn more and apply today! Be sure to include a resume and cover letter letting us know why you would be the ideal candidate.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.