Speech Pathologist

Location: Akron, OH (44308)
Job Type: Full Time
Sector: Healthcare
Company: Akron Children's Hospital
Posted: 10 days ago
Reposted: 3 days ago

Full Time, M-F Days Primarily Outpatient with weekend and holiday rotation

Must be able to work as early as 7am and as late as 6 pm

Summary:

The Speech Pathologist evaluates and treats patients referred and provides instruction and assistance to patient's families as indicated.

Responsibilities:
1. Provides comprehensive differential diagnostic evaluations using standardized and norm-references measures.

2. Provides management/treatment programs consistent with diagnosis and department protocols.

3. Provides timely documentation for medical records/insurance requirements per division standards.

4. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.

5. Other duties as assigned.

Technical Expertise
1. Experience in Pediatric Speech Pathology is preferred

2. Experience working with all levels within an organization is required

3. Experience in pediatric health care is preferred

4. Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required

Education and Experience
1. Education: Master's degree in Speech/Language Pathology is required

2. Certification: State of Ohio Licensure in Speech/Language Pathology, Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology [CCC-SLP] from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA] is required

3. Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years is preferred

4. Years of experience supervising: None

Full Time

FTE: 1.000000

Status: Onsite