Outpatient AAC Speech-Language Pathologist

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides diagnostic assessment, treatment, and consultation for children with disorders of speech, language, cognitive or social communication, swallowing, and related conditions. This role involves developing and implementing evidence-based individualized care plans to improve communication skills, feeding/swallowing, and overall quality of life. Speech pathologists collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, occupational and physical therapists, psychologists, and educators, as well as caregivers, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an area of clinical practice that addresses the needs of individuals with significant and complex communication disorders. There is wide variability across this population in terms of diagnosis, age, communication modality and type of AAC use. The need for AAC is characterized by impairments in speech-language production and/or comprehension, including spoken and written modes of communication. Perform AAC assessment to determine and recommend AAC systems (methods, devices, aids, techniques, symbols, and/or strategies) to optimize communication. Provide treatment for a range of speech, language and communication needs including the need for AAC. Provide training to children and families on AAC systems, interventions and strategies. Coordinate care with patient’s medical and school teams.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university.
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Washington State Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric hospital experience.
Functional knowledge of a second language.

Responsibilities

Provides diagnostic assessment, treatment, and consultation for children with disorders of speech, language, cognitive or social communication, swallowing, and related conditions.
Developing and implementing evidence-based individualized care plans to improve communication skills, feeding/swallowing, and overall quality of life.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, occupational and physical therapists, psychologists, and educators, as well as caregivers, to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care.
Perform AAC assessment to determine and recommend AAC systems (methods, devices, aids, techniques, symbols, and/or strategies) to optimize communication.
Provide treatment for a range of speech, language and communication needs including the need for AAC.
Provide training to children and families on AAC systems, interventions and strategies.
Coordinate care with patient’s medical and school teams.