Speech Language Pathologist - Inpatient - Acute - PRN

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

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.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position works as needed and on varied hours between 8:00am and 4:30pm.

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.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $48.00

Maximum hourly: $48.00

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.).

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