Acute Care Speech-Language Pathologist – Per Diem

• Evaluate patients and determine referral appropriateness, etiology, and extent of communication, swallowing, or voice disorders
• Conduct video fluoroscopic oropharyngeal swallowing evaluations, FEES, and/or video stroboscopic voice evaluations
• Interpret evaluation results and make recommendations for management and treatment
• Develop goals and therapeutic programs; establish diagnosis and prognosis and discuss plans of care
• Provide therapy using therapeutic procedures, equipment/devices, and teaching interventions
• Collaborate with patients, families, supports, medical teams, and additional healthcare providers
• Re-evaluate patient status and modify plans of care as needed
• Manage a defined caseload and complete administrative duties, billing, record keeping, quality assurance/improvement activities, committees, meetings, in-services, journal clubs, and case conferences
• Teach patients, families, residents, nurses, and hospital staff
• Provide clinical instruction to graduate students and orient support staff
• Prepare and present clinical in-services and interdepartmental/external educational lectures
• Act as a clinical resource to new staff or students in one content area

• Master's degree in Communication Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology required
• Speech Language Pathologist license required
• Certificate of Clinical Competence - SLP required, verified through www.
  
  Asha.org
• Basic Life Support certification required
• 1-3 years related work experience required
• Candidates with an accepted application for licensure and out-of-state licensed speech-language pathologists must obtain a Massachusetts license before the start date
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access, and other web-based applications
• Written and oral communication in English
• Ability to provide care to middle-age and elderly patients
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally and/or 20 pounds frequently; standing and/or moving for most of the shift
• Clinical Fellows are not considered
• Previous acute care experience, including ventilator and/or tracheotomy tube patients preferred
• Previous outpatient voice clinic experience, including trans-nasal endoscopy preferred

Demonstrates expertise in evaluating and treating communication, swallowing, and voice disorders, with a strong focus on patient management, therapeutic program development, and collaboration with healthcare teams. Proficient in utilizing advanced Microsoft applications and providing clinical instruction to students and staff.

• Master's Degree In Communication Disorders
• Speech Language Pathologist License
• Certificate Of Clinical Competence - SLP
• Basic Life Support Certification
• 1-3 Years Related Work Experience

• Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Evaluations
• FEES
• Video stroboscopic Voice Evaluations
• Therapeutic Procedures
• Patient Management
• Goal Development
• Diagnosis And Prognosis
• Quality Assurance/Improvement Activities
• Record Keeping
• Acute Care Experience

• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Collaboration
• Teaching
• Clinical Instruction

• Speech Language Pathologist License
• Certificate Of Clinical Competence - SLP
• Basic Life Support Certification

• Communication Disorders
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Patient Care
• Elderly Patients
• Ventilator Patients
• Tracheotomy Tube Patients
• Outpatient Voice Clinic
• Trans-Nasal Endoscopy

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• Microsoft Access
• Web-Based Applications