Speech Pathologist

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This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract. This position is in Salary Group UHP-10; click here to review the current UHP Pay Plan. Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Speech Pathologist to our growing Inpatient/Outpatient Rehab Services team. If you have a background in this field, as well as a passion for customer and patient experience, we want to hear from you. At UConn Health, this class is accountable for providing diagnostic and therapeutic intervention to patients with cognitive, communication or swallowing impairments. This position will work in Rehabilitation Services - Inpatient and Outpatient located in Farmington, CT.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead/supervise lower-level employees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of anatomic, physiologic, linguistic, and psycholinguistic variables and their relation to develop and use of speech, voice, and language Considerable knowledge of understanding speech and language disorders and management procedures used in habilitation/rehabilitation Knowledge of speech and language programs associated with hearing impairment Knowledge of diagnostic methods and their applicability to the difficult to test population B asic knowledge of pathology of auditory system and assessment of those disorders Considerable interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills Skill in individual and group instruction Evaluation skills of speech and language status and basis of disorders Ability to interpret medical and psychological data bearing on speech pathology Ability to prepare reports, records, and instructional material Ability to lead and instruct others

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

General Experience:

Must possess and maintain a license as a Speech Pathologist in the State of CT Master's or doctorate degree in speech pathology or audiology from a program accredited by the American Speech Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or such successor organization, or an integrated educational program which has satisfied the educational requirements for the award of a certificate of clinical competence (CCC), or has had a minimum of thirty-six weeks and one thousand eighty hours or equivalent of professional employment in speech pathology or audiology under the supervision of a licensed or certified speech pathologist or audiologist.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers. This is the only accepted credential. Other CPR/AED credentials may be accepted at hire, but incumbents will be required to obtain American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within six (6) months of hire and maintain throughout employment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

ASHA membership with Certificate of Clinical Competency. Experience with neuro diagnoses, head and neck cancer diagnoses and laryngectomy. Training and experience performing FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) and MBS (Modified Barium Swallow)

LSVT - LOUD

Certification

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some risk of injury or physical harm, and to moderately disagreeable conditions while providing treatment to patients.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Develop speech-language therapy treatment programs to meet the rehabilitation needs of patients referred to for care Complying with physicians orders, makes appropriate requests for physician's orders or changes as reflected by patient status Provides patient/family education and training to ensure effective carryover of treatment plan Maintains equipment Assists in the interpretation of speech therapy programs to the treatment team Participates in clinics, rounds and patient conferences Assists in volunteer orientation Develops and implements clinical learning experiences and assumes responsibility for the supervision of students Provides consultation services and educational presentation to staff, health care personnel and other persons Related duties as required

SCHEDULE

Full time, 40 hours per week, Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, holiday rotations as scheduled, 30-minute unpaid meal break. Why UConn Health UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.