Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic

Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL
Onsite

About The Position

Directs the Elmhurst University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic (SLHC) and teaches related courses. This is a full-time, 12-month appointment with a balance of teaching, administrative, supervision, and service duties.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology (or equivalent).
  • Certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
  • Illinois licensure.
  • At least five (5) years of full-time clinical experience, with previous clinical supervision experience.
  • Ability to work well with students, clients, and their families.
  • Ability to work well as a team member with faculty and staff.
  • Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
  • High degree of flexibility.

Nice To Haves

  • Ph.D. preferred.
  • Clinic director experience in an accredited program.

Responsibilities

  • Schedules the fall, spring, and summer speech clinics, including all client treatment sessions, students providing therapy, and clinical faculty supervising students.
  • Schedules the fall, spring, and summer term clinic grading meetings.
  • Ensures that all necessary clinic correspondence occurs (introductory letters to clients, client contracts, scholarship letters, invoices, purchase orders, insurance company requests, DCFS requests, etc.).
  • Ensures that the SLHC is compliant with HIPAA and other regulations affecting university SLH clinics, including Medicare.
  • Revises, knows, and abides by the policies and procedures of the SLHC.
  • Reviews the clinic charts and final treatment reports at the end of each term.
  • Trains new clinical faculty regarding their duties and responsibilities, as well as the policies and procedures of the SLHC.
  • Works with the instructors of CSD 378 as they relate to student involvement in clinical practicum and progression to CSD 477 and CSD 476.
  • Meets with the Department Chair and Graduate Program Director to discuss students of concern as needed.
  • Assists clinical faculty with preparation and review of clinical remediation plans for students of concern.
  • Manages questions and concerns about the clinic that come from students, clients and their families, the general public, and clinical faculty.
  • Reviews student evaluations completed for each clinical faculty member each term, shares these with Chair, and meets with the respective clinical faculty members to discuss them.
  • Organizes and monitors background checks, fingerprinting, and immunizations for the graduate student clinicians, with assistance from the Fieldwork Coordinator; monitors undergraduate clinicians related to these requirements as needed.
  • Reviews and signs the final practicum hours forms when the undergraduate students complete their final semester of clinic.
  • Ensures that students maintain the materials room.
  • Manages the clinic budget in collaboration with the Department Chair.
  • Purchases, implements, and trains clinical faculty and appropriate faculty and staff on CALIPSO.
  • Updates the undergraduate and graduate clinic practicum handbooks each term with input from current clinical faculty and the Fieldwork Coordinator.
  • Teaches academic and practicum courses across fall, spring, and summer semesters in either the undergraduate or graduate programs.
  • Teaches CSD 505 in the summer, CSD 500 (2 sections) in the fall and CSD 477 in the spring and fall.
  • Supervises students conducting speech-language therapy, all subject to meeting load requirements for clinical faculty as outlined in the Faculty Manual.
  • Supervises graduate students conducting diagnostic evaluations in the SLHC; evaluation clients are part of the standard load for the position.
  • Reviews and evaluates lesson plans and SOAP notes for each therapy session, and mid-term and final clinic reports for each client supervised.
  • Mentors students during the clinical supervision experience, including weekly meetings to discuss each client and student clinician’s performance.
  • Attends the Council on Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders conference for professional development regularly (or appoints an attendee).
  • Attends the Clinic Directors Meetings for the colleges and universities in the State of Illinois.
  • Consults with the Graduate Program Director regarding ASHA paperwork for graduate students.
  • Assists with the admission process for the graduate students, by reviewing applicants as requested by Graduate Program Director.
  • Meets with prospective undergraduate students as needed, particularly during the summer.
  • Completes an average of 10 hours of continuing education per year (to meet the requirements of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for certification and the State of Illinois for licensure).
  • Remains a certified member in good standing with ASHA.
  • Maintains licensure with the State of Illinois.
  • Supports the University’s mission, vision and values.
  • Demonstrates a strong commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Performs other duties and completes special projects as needed and assigned.

Benefits

  • An overview of Elmhurst University benefits is available here.
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