Speech Language Pathologist
Core
Evaluate, diagnose, and treat adult speech, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in an outpatient clinical setting, with advanced expertise in dysphagia management.
Role type
Staff Speech-Language Pathologist (Clinical & Teaching)
Builds
Individualized treatment plans and patient care programs for the community.
Domain
Healthcare / Speech-Language Pathology / Dysphagia Management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Evidence-based assessment and treatment techniques, clinical reasoning, critical thinking, problem-solving, EMR documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education, quality improvement participation, supervision of graduate students
Preferred skills
Medically-based clinical experience (3+ years), pediatric/adult/mixed population experience, videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) and/or fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), specialized training in dysphagia/LSVT LOUD/SPEAK OUT!/VitalStim/AAC/voice therapy/pediatric feeding, bilingual/multilingual communication, outcome measurement tools, EMR systems
Technologies
Electronic medical record (EMR) systems, videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS), fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, laryngeal imaging
Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans; provide direct one-on-one speech-language therapy; monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans; educate patients, families, and caregivers; complete clinical documentation; collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals; supervise graduate student clinicians or clinical fellows; participate in quality improvement initiatives and clinical conferences.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with teaching responsibilities