À propos de ce poste Outpatient Speech Pathologist - Voice and Breathing Specialist chez Beth Israel Lahey Health
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Responsible for evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders affecting speech, voice, language and swallowing abilities in adults and pediatric patients. In the acute care setting, provide evaluations and recommendations for patient’s candidacy for PO diet or need for non-oral nutritional support as well as assisting in speech and language screenings and recommendations for discharge needs. In the out patient setting, carry a varied caseload including: pediatric speech and language disorders, voice disorders, professional voice care, augmentative communication evaluations, alaryngeal speech training, dysphagia, aphasia and dysarthria.Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:
1) Clinical. Functions:
- Maintains comprehensive records regarding patient care in reports and correspondence both within the clinic and with outside healthcare providers.
- Maintains daily statistics and submits billing in timely order in compliance with department protocol.
- Provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment for speech, voice and swallowing disorders.
- Participates in research projects coordinated by the Speech Pathologists in conjunction with the Medical Director of Otolaryngology.
- Attends and participates in continuing education within Lahey Clinic as well as outside conferences.
- Complies with Speech, Voice and Swallowing infection control measures and safety program; and maintains a safe and neat working environment.
- Provides high quality customer service.
2) Organizational Requirements:
- Maintains strict adherence to the Lahey Clinic Confidentiality Policy.
- Incorporates Lahey Clinic Guiding Principles , Mission Statement and Goals into daily activities.
- Complies with all Lahey Clinic Policies. Complies with behavioral expectations of the department and Lahey Clinic.
- Maintains courteous and effective interactions with colleagues and patients.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the job description, performance expectations, and competency assessment.
- Demonstrates a commitment toward meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and consistently adheres to
- Customer Service standards.
- Participates in departmental and/or interdepartmental quality improvement activities.
- Participates in and successfully completes Mandatory Education.
- Performs all other duties as needed or directed to meet the needs of the department.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Knowledge of Speech Language Pathology typically acquired by attaining a Master’s degree in this field.
Licensure, Certification, Registration: Licensure by state of Massachusetts; certification by American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: (see Clinical Competencies) Ability to perform FEESST, MBS, standard testing for speech/language disorders, formal voice evaluations and alaryngeal speech, including TEP voice prosthesis placement. Excellent verbal skills.
Experience: Experience in medical – speech/language pathology setting.
Pay Range:
$73,944.00 USD - $103,540.32 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.