Clinical Speech Pathologist

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.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $30.41

Maximum hourly: $46.38

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate's work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic's benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities