GENERAL SUMMARY:
The speech pathologist provides evaluation and treatment for patients referred to the Speech and Language Pathology Department and takes part in continuing education and fund-raising activities as assigned.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Evaluate communicative dysfunction, give recommendations and provide patient treatment.
- Documentation of patient evaluation/treatment in Epic system and outcome input in Noms.
- Develop plan of treatment for individual/group, computer therapy for patient.
- Communicate with families or significant others, physicians and other interdisciplinary team members relating to patient.
- Assist in Supervision of interns from graduate programs of various universities.
- Related department projects as directed.
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS:
- Supports the Mission, Value and Vision of Beaumont Health (BH). Demonstrates personal commitment through active involvement in the performance improvement process.
- Exhibits excellent customer service skills and behaviors toward internal and external customers and co-workers. Promotes positive public relations with patients/residents, family members, guests, and others.
- Supports and adheres to all Beaumont Health's customer service, service excellence, and performance standards. Supports and participates with all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organizations including in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress code.
- Adheres to HIPAA requirements and maintains confidentiality of all data, including patient/resident, employee and operations information.
- Supports and participates in a collaborative team-oriented environment - cooperates and works together with all co-workers, plans and completes job duties, uses appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations and follows up as appropriate regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns.
- Supports, cooperates with and demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes, follows safety rules - including universal precautions - reports and prevents/corrects unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participates in organizational and departmental safety programs.
- Completes all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organization.
- Maintains current licensure, registration and/or certification, as applicable, at all times.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS:
Education / Training:
- Master's Degree, Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA) or Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).
Work Experience:
- Expertise in adult/children neurological speech and language disorders, evaluation and treatment, including aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, dysphagia, laryngectomy, stuttering and other related voice disorders.
- Experience with swallow videofluorocopy and modified barium swallow patients.
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)
Other Qualifications:
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth, development and dynamics of behavior for age-related groups cared for.
- Knowledge of new computer software relating to patient treatment.
- Ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary team.
- Clinician needs to be aware of third-party insurance coverage.
- May focus on inpatient as well as outpatient treatment population.
- Ability to be flexible, quick thinking in stress related situations and to be resourceful daily.
