SPEECH PATHOLOGIST I - NONCOMPETITIVE

About The Position

Provides professional speech-language pathology diagnostic and treatment services to assist persons with communication and/or swallowing disorders to attain, regain, or maintain communication and swallowing function.

Essential Job Functions

• Performs diagnostic evaluations of persons with cognitive, communication and/or swallowing disorders, such as aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, cognitive disorders and dysphagia. Diagnostic evaluations include behavioral observation, and instrumental, standardized, and non-standardized testing procedures.
• Adapts diagnostic tools and treatment materials and procedures for culturally/linguistically diverse patient populations; utilizes interpreters/translators as necessary for evaluation, treatment, and family training.
• Analyzes, interprets and evaluates test results to determine patients' cognitive, communication and swallowing abilities; utilizes assessment information to develop appropriate treatment goals and plans for rehabilitation.
• Prepares reports of diagnostic evaluations; analyses, interprets, and makes recommendations for treatment which become part of each patients' medical records for use in consultation with physicians, dentists, dieticians, educators, case managers, social workers and other allied health professionals.
• Selects and implements treatment utilizing therapy principles and procedures that are compatible with patient needs and capacities as identified in the diagnostic evaluation process. Treatment programs include individual and group sessions as appropriate for the patient.

Requirements

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in Communication Disorders, Speech Pathology or a related field.

A valid and unrestricted license to practice Speech Pathology issued by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.

A valid and unrestricted Certificate of Clinical Competence as a Speech-Language Pathologist issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Additional Information

Physical Class II - Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Shift: Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

This opportunity is considered noncompetitive, meaning you will only need to meet the requirements. Candidates entitled to veteran's credit will be placed ahead of candidates who are not entitled to veteran's credit.