Speech-Language Pathologist
About The Position
We are seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to care for infants, children, teens, and young adults with a variety of conditions including autism, childhood apraxia of speech, dysphagia (swallowing problems), and speech sound disorders. The role involves creating individualized plans and collaborating with families to set meaningful goals. This position offers the opportunity to partner closely with experts in various medical specialties and contribute to the division's mission of providing exceptional speech and language educational content. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) is defined as the professional who engages in professional practice in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span. The entry-level Speech-Language Pathologist focuses on developing expertise in the basic clinical practice areas: speech sound disorders, language, autism, and cultural/linguistic inclusion.
Requirements
- Master's degree in speech-language pathology or communication sciences & disorders
- Active conditional or permanent license in speech-language pathology in the state of practice.
- Hold Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) granted by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Not currently accepting Clinical Fellow applicants.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in feeding and swallowing evaluations and treatment
- Experience with Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies (VSS)
- Experience with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Responsibilities
- Performs all routine and some specialty diagnostic evaluations, choosing and administering appropriate tests according to standard procedures.
- Assesses communication skills, makes accurate diagnoses, appropriate recommendations and referrals.
- Provides evaluation results and counseling to parents/caregivers.
- Determines discharge criteria and prepares patient for discharge or transition as appropriate.
- Formulates appropriate long term and short term goals for every patient in treatment.
- Discusses and involves parents/family in treatment plan and reviews and revises plans as appropriate.
- Structures sessions to accomplish goals and document progress, selecting appropriate intervention strategies.
- Completes all required documentation and forms.
- Develops and maintains clinical skills in all basic competency areas.
- Demonstrates skill working through difficult issues and potential conflicts with patients/families.
- Demonstrates effective behavior management skills.
- Assures that schedule is current and unavailable times are blocked in Epic, communicating any changes with appropriate staff.
- Manages schedule and patient visits to make productive use of time and achieve billing targets.
- Anticipates scheduling variability and makes adjustments in schedule accordingly.
- Works the required number of family friendly hours, which must be available for therapy unless an exception is approved by the supervisor.
- Serves as an expert clinician across the basic competency areas.
- Pursues plan to develop advanced competencies in areas of personal interest that align with division needs.
- Demonstrates self-direction in choosing and completing relevant continuing education.
- Demonstrates/models effective use of self-management with families.
- Demonstrates spirit of cooperation, respect, trust, time management, and professionalism.
Benefits
- Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
