Join Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, 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.
As a Speech Pathologist, you will perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients.This includes interpreting and reporting test results tofacilitatemedical diagnosis, providing counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and their families, anddeterminingtherapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention,prognosisand duration of therapy.
A caregiver in this role works 8:00am—6:30pm or 7:00am—5:30pm| This position main location is Westlake, you may float to Beachwood CCAC, Medina, Middleburg, Children’s Rehab,and Stow Falls.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Select assistive speech devices to improvepatient'scommunication.
Perform re-evaluation todetermineprogress after therapy.
Provide observations about hearing and otherbehaviorto helpdeterminethe 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.
Maintain speech pathology equipment and materials.
Assistwith planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting, 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 (Must hold (SP) license in current state upon start date)
Hold 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 future caregiver include:
Pediatric experience
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.
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