Speech Language Pathologist - Head & Neck

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

Under the general direction of the Rehabilitation Therapies Manager, the Speech Pathology Specialist is responsible for providing speech language pathology services to Fred Hutch patients with communication and swallowing disorders. Besides clinical duties, the Speech Pathology Specialist is responsible for maintaining thorough documentation of services to patients and also serves as a clinical resource to all Fred Hutch departments and clinicians. Facilitates referrals to internal and community resources as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating, planning, directing, and administering treatment to Fred Hutch patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Maintaining patient documentation, including writing initial evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries, home programs, and insurance authorization requirements.
• Evaluating treatment goals and progress towards these goals.
• Provide home programs and other educational information to patient and family/caregivers.
• Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate to coordinate continuity of patient care.
• Make recommendations for equipment and product ordering associated with service and appropriate labeling, storage, and organization of equipment and products.
• Coordinates and provides leadership within practice of speech language pathology.
• Serves as a clinical resource for all Fred Hutch departments and clinicians on clinical area of expertise.
• Participates in operational aspects, performance improvement, and quality improvement activities for the program.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate with physicians and speech language pathologists across sites to provide best quality care for patients along their continuum of care.
• Completing other duties as assigned by Rehabilitation Therapies Manager to meet the mission of the program, which may include educational lectures, student instruction, networking to other clinical services, volunteer supervision, process improvement activities, and/or quality improvement projects.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology or Communication Sciences and Disorders.
• Certification in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)within 30 days of hire.
• WA State DOH License in Speech Language Pathology
• At least 3 years of relevant clinical speech language pathology experience
• Demonstrates behaviors that are consistent with Fred Hutch's Mission and Values
• Follows organizational and departmental policies and procedures
• Displays excellent customer service and relations skills
• Communicates concisely and effectively, both orally and written, with co-workers, physicians, patients, and caregivers
• Ability to promote and maintain excellent interpersonal relationships
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility, attention to detail, and work under pressure
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing and stressful situations including balancing the need for quality of work with the need to respond to workload
• Ability to take initiative in identifying an