Clinical Speech Pathologist

                    

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Job Title

Clinical Speech Pathologist

                        

Location

Twinsburg

                    

Facility

Twinsburg Medical Office Building

                     

Department

Physical Therapy-Neurological Institute

                      

Job Code

D23021

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:30am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.   

A Speech Pathologist evaluates patients to determine the causes and effects of various speech, language, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders that affect patients. They investigate communications disorders and often different kinds of behaviors that manifest with communication difficulties. The Speech Pathologist in this role will care for adult patients over the age of 18 years old. You will work with patients with neuro disorders, dysphagia, and cognitive issues. This is a great hands-on role that will help you feel fulfilled in the work you do each day. 

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm with a start time of 7:30am when necessary, with no weekends or holidays required.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide clinical services to patients.  

• Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures.  

• Evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients.  

• Interpret and report test results to facilitate medical diagnosis.  

• Provide counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and families.  

• Determine therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.  

• Select assistive speech devices to improve the patient’s communication.  

• Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.  

• Provide observations about hearing and other behaviors to help determine the need for other services.  

• Maintain records of all services.  

• Communicate results and recommendations for improving communicative function to referral sources and outside agencies such as schools and employees.  

• Assist with planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting and purchase of new equipment or materials. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology  
• Must hold or be eligible for a Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology.
• Must hold (SP) license in current state upon start date.
• Holds Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Completed nine month Clinical Fellowship Year.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Manual dexterity and visual acuity sufficient to perform tests.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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