Clinical SLP Specialist PT Days Stilson Center Clinton Township
About The Position
DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan is a leading hospital in rehabilitation medicine and research, recognized for its expertise in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputee, orthopedics, and catastrophic injury care. The Institute includes the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and the Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS), a federally designated model system for brain injury care and research. RIM also operates 31 outpatient sites focused on sports medicine and orthopedics. This role involves diagnosing and treating speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive disorders under general supervision. The specialist will manage complex and specialty cases, utilizing various diagnostic tests and patient history to develop and administer treatment plans. Responsibilities include counseling patients and families, documenting progress, coding for billing, participating in inter-disciplinary teams, mentoring staff, and providing educational in-services. Continuous professional development is expected.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology.
- Current license to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in the State of Michigan.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
- Three years of clinical experience in order to acquire skills for independent patient treatment.
- Minimum of 60 points on the professional growth and development criteria.
Responsibilities
- Diagnoses and treats speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive disorders.
- Treats complex/specialty cases for assigned site(s).
- Designs treatment plans and administers treatment to patients with speech, language, and oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders.
- Counsels, educates, and advises patients and their families regarding communicative, cognitive, and swallowing functioning.
- Develops home programs for patients as needed.
- Documents diagnostic reports and therapeutic progress notes.
- Codes information for billing purposes.
- Participates as a member of the inter-disciplinary rehabilitation team.
- Attends chart rounds and departmental meetings.
- Provides staff mentoring and develops/implements educational in-services for staff.
- Provides presentations and/or in-service education to professional staff, students, outside community, etc.
- May instruct and monitor speech and language pathology interns.
- Enhances professional expertise through seminars, workshops, conferences, reading, professional organizations, etc.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
