Speech Pathologist (2542) - San Francisco Department of Public Health

Company Description

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening – November 22, 2024

• Application Deadline – January 5, 2024

• Salary: $123,032 - $164,840 annually

• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service

• Recruitment ID: PBT-2542-151332

• Schedule:  8:00AM-4:30PM.  7-day-a-week operation with weekend and holiday rotations.

START with the ⚠️ REQUIRED Evaluaton ✅ at: https://forms.gle/mCs4KwV3Avu3dnHU8.

Then, submit this online application.

NOTE FOR PAST APPLICANTS: This is a new recruitment. Even if you have previously applied for positions at SFDPH, you still need to submit a new application and new evaluation.

The current vacancy is at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center. 

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at throughout SFDPH for the duration of the eligible list.

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

Job Description

Within SFDPH’s San Francisco Health Network's (SFHN) Integrated Rehabilitation Department, Speech Language Pathologists work as a part of an interdisciplinary team and provide highly skilled and equitable services to traditionally underserved patient populations, with compassion and respect for the clients served at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (LHH). 

The Speech Language Pathologist works in Acute Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing, and Long Term Care settings, and provides post-acute services for those with neurological impairments such as stroke, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer's/dementia.

Essential duties include:

• Diagnoses and manages dysphagia, speech-language, cognitive-communicative disorders, traumatic brain injuries and voice disorders
• Administers and interprets instrumental assessment of dysphagia, including Modified Barium Swallow Studies, natural-dye tests, and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
• Conducts therapy with individual patients and evaluates their progress.
• Coordinates and confers with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other professionals
• Generates clinical reports and records including evaluations, treatment, progress, and outcomes
• Timely completion of required billing and related documentation
• Prepares and obtains therapy materials and supplies consistent with plan of care
• Supervised speech/language pathology student interns and participates in program development
• Performs related duties as required

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Possession of a Speech Pathologist license* issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
2. Possession of an ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence* issued by the American