Speech Pathologist
About The Unit
The Speech and Language Pathology Department is widely recognized for its excellent programs dealing with adult communication disorders resulting from a brain injury, voice problems, swallowing disorders or oral motor dysfunction. We also offer lymphedema services at this location. Outpatient pediatric speech pathologist working with children birth through 26 with a variety of diagnoses. Significant autism and neurodevelopmental population.
Scope Of Work
The Speech-Language Pathologist is an independent health care professional who provides individualized patient care that assesses and treats speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, voice, fluency and swallowing disorders in children and adults per physician referral. The Speech Language pathologist is responsible to evaluate referred patients, establish patient and family centered goals and develop and execute treatment plans to promote or maximize independence in the discharged setting. The staff speech language pathologist also participates in performance improvement and educational opportunities that promote the growth and development of the department and profession.
Qualifications
Education / Training: Master's Degree, Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA) or Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY), ASHA.
Work Experience: Experience in adult/children neurological speech and language disorders, evaluation and treatment, including aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, dysphagia, laryngectomy, stuttering, and voice disorders. Experience with head and neck cancer, tracheostomies, cognition, TBI, dementia, and modified barium swallow studies. Experience in outpatient pediatrics preferred. Experience with AAC and feeding preferred. Clinician must have pediatric outpatient rehabilitation experience. Clinician must be able to work with children ages 1-18 with a variety of developmental, speech/language and neurological diagnoses.
Certification, Licensure, Registration: Certificate of Clinical Competence, America Speech-Language-Hearing Association (required) or Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Licensure in Speech Pathology-Michigan (required) or temporary license during the CFY (required).
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
- Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more
- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
Schedule
- Full time
- Shift: Day
- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
- Hours of Work: 8:00am-6:30pm
- Days Worked: Monday-Thursday