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Job TitlePediatric Clinical Speech Pathologist - Outpatient

                        

LocationMedina

                    

FacilityTherapy Services Medina

                     

DepartmentTherapy Services-Children's Institute

                      

Job CodeD23021

                     

ShiftDay/Evening Rotation

                       

Schedule8:00am-6:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where 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. 

 

A caregiver in this position works 2 days/week (ideally Thursday and Friday) 8am - 6:30pm plus weekend Inpatient rotation. 

 

A caregiver who excels in this role, will: 

Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluates communication and swallowing function of patients. 

Interpret and reports test results to facilitate medical diagnosis. 

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

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

Select assistive speech devices to improve patient's communication. 

Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy. 

Provide observations about hearing and other behavior to help determine need for other services. 

Maintain records of all services. 

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

Maintains speech pathology equipment and materials. 

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

 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal 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. 

 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include: 

 Prior Pediatric experience.

 

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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 follwed 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.

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