Relief Speech Pathologist

Stanford Medicine Children's Health•Menlo Park, CA

13d•$58 - $72•Onsite

About The Position

The Relief Speech-Language Pathologist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford provides diagnostic evaluations and treatment for patients with communication disorders, including speech, hearing, and language disorders. Under the guidance of Rehab Management, the clinician provides patient care and is responsible for assigned patients’ clinical care, including evaluation, treatment planning, and progression. Assessments may cover articulation, phonology, fluency, language, voice, cognitive communication, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and social communication. The role also includes evaluating and treating feeding and swallowing disorders, using standardized assessment tools, training parents and caregivers, and planning hospital discharges. The clinician may oversee and guide a Rehabilitation Aide’s patient-care responsibilities. The Speech-Language Pathologist treats medically complicated patients, determines rehabilitation prognosis and therapy diagnoses, develops and implements clinically indicated plans of care, and selects and administers assessment and treatment techniques throughout rehabilitation. Responsibilities also include evaluating and training patients in the use of durable medical equipment, arranging equipment needs, discharge planning, interdisciplinary coordination, and timely and complete clinical documentation and billing. Care is provided within the California Speech-Language Pathology Licensing Board and ASHA scope of practice and in accordance with hospital policies, professional standards, safety requirements, and the Code of Conduct.

Requirements

California Speech Pathologist license.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support.
Experience: None required.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Sound clinical reasoning, problem-solving, judgment, and safety awareness.
Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements affecting clinical practice.
Knowledge of evaluation and treatment methodologies, equipment and vendors used in the assigned area, and evidence-based practice.
Ability to manage a clinical caseload and provide care appropriate to each patient’s age, developmental considerations, culture, psychosocial needs, precautions, and medical condition.
Ability to work effectively and build relationships with people at all organizational levels.
Knowledge of professional ethics and performance standards, utilization management, charging practices, and regulatory compliance.
Ability to provide clinical teaching to other staff.
Knowledge of basic clinical research techniques.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat patients with communication disorders, including speech, hearing, language, and social communication disorders, as well as feeding and swallowing disorders.
Assess communication skills, including articulation, phonology, fluency, language, voice, cognitive communication, and AAC needs, using appropriate standardized assessment tools.
Determine rehabilitation prognosis and therapy diagnosis, and develop, implement, and progress clinically indicated plans of care for medically complicated patients.
Select and administer appropriate assessment and treatment techniques throughout the rehabilitation process.
Evaluate, recommend, and train patients and families in the use of durable medical equipment; fabricate devices when clinically indicated and address equipment repair or upgrades.
Discharge patients as clinically indicated and coordinate discharge plans, equipment procurement, and patient and family training.
Initiate and participate in interdisciplinary care planning, rounds, and patient care conferences; communicate with and instruct other care providers and community agencies as needed.
Ensure documentation and billing are timely, accurate, and complete, including evaluations, assessments, precautions, plans of care, progress notes, discharge summaries, and charges.
Provide parent and caregiver training and hospital discharge planning.
May oversee and guide a Rehabilitation Aide’s patient-care responsibilities.
Comply with hospital policies and procedures, Joint Commission requirements, safety and quality programs, and professional ethical and practice standards.