Speech Language Pathologist

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Diagnoses, evaluates, treats, counsels patients with a wide variety of communication disorders and swallowing disorders. Provides appropriate care for patients served according to age, using procedures consistent with the scope and standards of practice.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• 1.
• Evaluates patient's communication or swallowing function within the scope and standards of practice, keeping service excellence as a main priority.
• 2.
• Establishes and conducts a treatment program and keeps timely documentation that is in line with departmental, hospital and regulatory standards.
• 3.
• Communicates evaluation results and progress in therapy.
• 4.
• Participates in departmental and hospital performance improvement activities.
• 5.
• The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to 5.1 provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• The clinician mustdemonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status.
• The clinician must

Qualifications

• EDUCATION Master's degree in speech-language pathology.
• EXPERIENCE One (1) to two (2) years as a clinical speech language pathologist in a large medical center based practice preferred .
• Experience working with children and/or adults depending on the assigned setting.
• Clinical experience with a variety of diagnoses to include post-surgical, developmental, neurological, genetic, oncologic and traumatic.
• SPECIAL SKILLS Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (includes nine months of supervised internship and a qualifying national examination); CT license; continuing educational units; computer literacy; excellent communication (aural/oral/writing) skills.
• PHYSICAL DEMAND Works in a typical office setting.
• May be required to work a flexible schedule.
• May be required to monitor radiation exposure with a film badge Moderate amount of sitting and walking with some stooping or bending.

YNHHS Requisition ID: 184100