Speech Pathology Assistant - Support Staff Dept

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Speech Pathology - Support Sta

Job Summary:

This is a full-time position to provides treatment to patients, with some guidance of a Speech-Language Pathologist, CCC-SLP.

This support staff role will assist in the Preschool for Children with Autism, group therapy, cleaning and sanitizing, stocking therapy rooms, and monitoring AAC Lab, Test Closet, Library, and Toy Room.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Provides treatment as specified on the written treatment plan by the Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Provides education to patient, family, health care team and community.
• Completes timely documentation.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must have a B.S in one of the following; Speech Language Pathology, Audiology or Communication Science and Disorders
• Current unrestricted TN state licensure, or eligibility to obtain within 120 days of hire
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech/Language/Hearing Association or eligibility to obtain within 120 days of hire
• Basic Life Support/CPR

Technical Capabilities:

• Rehab PTA/COTA Patient Documentation (Novice): Demonstrates sufficient proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature.
• Speech Pathology Patient & Family Education (Fundamental Awareness): Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings, treatment interventions, treatment planning diagnosis, and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature.
• Treatment Planning (Fundamental Awareness): Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with treatment planning.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments:

• US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children’s Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.
• Healthcare’s Most Wired: Among the nation’s 100 “most-wired” hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
• Becker’s Hospital Review: named as one of the “100 Great Hospitals in America”, in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
• The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children’s hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital. 
• American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
• Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
• National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
• Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality. 

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