Clinical Speech Pathologist

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Job Title

Clinical Speech Pathologist

Location

Canton

Facility

Mercy Hospital

Department

Speech Therapy-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Join Cleveland Clinic's Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Job Details

As a Clinical Speech Pathologist, you will perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing functions of patients. This includes interpreting and reporting test results to facilitate medical diagnosis, providing counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and their families and determining therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) from 8:00AM 4:30PM. The PRN requirement includes, at minimum, two working shifts per month.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• 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
• Hold or be eligible for a Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
• Hold a Speech Pathology license in the state of Ohio
• Hold Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Completion of a 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 tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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