Speech Pathologist I - CDD

UIOWA•Iowa City, IA

About The Position

The Center for Disabilities and Development is hiring a full-time Speech Pathologist I to diagnose and provide clinical services for patients who may have or have a communication disorder. The position includes selecting, administering, and interpreting diagnostic and clinical procedures; coordinating findings with information from other professions; and planning, directing, conducting, or participating in habilitative and rehabilitative programs. The Speech Pathologist will counsel patients, families, and others about communication-disorder management and related social and psychological concerns, and will maintain comprehensive patient records and communicate program needs to other professionals to support continuity of services. The role also includes instructing and supervising graduate students, training individuals in other professions and support staff, participating in service-training programs and research, and maintaining effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.

Requirements

Master’s degree in speech pathology.
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 equivalent qualifications meeting the academic, practicum, and supervised-experience requirements for certification and an acceptable score on the National Examination in Speech Pathology.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Some experience in Speech Pathology; 6 months to 1 year is desirable.

Responsibilities

Select, administer, and interpret appropriate diagnostic and clinical procedures to determine patients’ communication status and support differential diagnosis.
Coordinate diagnostic results with educational, medical, social, behavioral, and other professional information.
Plan, direct, conduct, or participate in habilitative and rehabilitative programs, including counseling and guidance about appropriate communication modes.
Predict the potential benefit of clinical work for patients.
Initiate and maintain functional, comprehensive records for each patient.
Provide other professionals with information about patients’ status and program needs to support continuity of services.
Counsel patients, families, and others on managing communication disorders, including associated social and psychological concerns.
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 the work of support staff.
Participate in service-training programs in speech pathology and related professions.
Participate in research on diagnostic and remedial techniques and procedures for communication disorders and other research related to communication processes.
Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.