Speech Pathologist I

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

38d

About The Position

This position involves diagnosing and providing clinical services for patients with communication disorders. The role requires selecting and administering diagnostic procedures, coordinating with other professionals, and planning and conducting habilitative and rehabilitative programs. Responsibilities include maintaining patient records, counseling patients and families, and instructing and supervising students and support staff. The position also involves participating in research and maintaining effective working relationships. The department may hire for Speech Pathologist I or II based on candidate qualifications.

Requirements

A Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology is required.
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology issued by the American Boards of Examiners of Speech Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech and Hearing Association or qualifications equivalent to such certification is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Some (6 months – 1 year) experience in Speech Pathology is required.
Experience performing videofluoroscopic swallow studies/oropharyngeal motility studies for the evaluation of swallowing is required.
Experience providing speech-language pathology services in a medical setting is required.
Experience evaluating and treating patients with neurogenic communication and swallowing disorders is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience using electronic medical record is highly desired.
Certification in Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) is desired.
Experience with electronic medical record is strongly desired.
Experience evaluating and treating communication and swallowing disorders in adult patients with tracheostomy/mechanical ventilation including tracheostomy speaking valves is desired.
Experience providing services to patients in need of augmentative and alternative communication is desired.
Experience performing fiberoptic endoscopic assessment of patients with swallowing disorders is desired.

Responsibilities

Select, administer and interpret appropriate diagnostic and/or clinical procedures to provide for differential diagnosis of patients' communication status.
Coordinate diagnostic results with those from other professions, such as educational, medical, social and behavioral information.
Plan, direct, conduct or participate in habilitative and rehabilitative programs including counseling, guidance and clinical work regarding appropriate modes of communication for a patient.
Predict potential benefit to patient from clinical work.
Initiate and maintain functional, comprehensive records concerning each patient.
Provide information to other professionals regarding status and program needs of patients in order to facilitate continuity of services.
Counsel patients, families and others concerning the management of the patient's communication disorder including the social and psychological problems associated with it.
Instruct and supervise graduate students in speech pathology and audiology.
Train individuals in other professions in speech pathology techniques and procedures.
Train, schedule, assign and evaluate work of support staff.
Participate in service training programs in speech pathology and/or related professions.
Participate in research to develop diagnostic and remedial techniques and procedures for communication disorders and other research pertaining to communication processes.
Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.
Establish and maintain standards of collaborative interaction among peers and employees that is characterized by respect, honesty and service; assure that all unit members are held to similar standards and ethics; constructively manages conflict.
Inspire and motivate others to high performance by exercising strong stewardship of University resources, setting expectations, measuring success through individual performance evaluations, and driving organizational results.
Identify opportunities for and creates development plans that encourage employees to attend to the growth of their personal and professional capacity; engage self and staff in collective reflection of the University’s greater role in society.