Speech Pathologist II - CDD

University of Iowa•Iowa City, IA

About The Position

The Center for Disabilities and Development is hiring a full-time Speech Pathologist II to diagnose and provide clinical services for patients who may have or are at risk of having communication disorders, including highly complex and unusual disorders. The position involves selecting and interpreting diagnostic and clinical procedures, coordinating findings with information from other professions, and planning and providing habilitative and rehabilitative services. It also includes counseling patients and families, maintaining patient records, supporting continuity of care, supervising and training students and staff, participating in professional training 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 in Speech Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech and Hearing Association, or equivalent qualifications.
Considerable directly related experience in Speech Pathology (3–5 years).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
For equivalent certification qualifications: meet academic, practicum, and supervised experience requirements for certification and achieve an acceptable score on the National Examination in Speech Pathology.
Applicants must upload a resume and cover letter addressing how they meet the required and desired qualifications.

Responsibilities

Select, administer, and interpret diagnostic or clinical procedures to differentially diagnose patients' communication status.
Coordinate diagnostic results with educational, medical, social, behavioral, and other professional information.
Plan, direct, conduct, or participate in complex habilitative and rehabilitative programs, including counseling, guidance, and clinical work concerning 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 patient status and program needs to facilitate continuity of services.
Counsel patients, families, and others on management of communication disorders, including related social and psychological problems.
Instruct and supervise graduate students in speech pathology and audiology.
Train professionals in other fields in speech pathology techniques and procedures.
Train, schedule, assign, and evaluate support staff work.
Participate in service training programs in speech pathology and related professions.
Participate in research to develop diagnostic and remedial techniques and procedures for communication disorders and in other research on communication processes.
Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public.