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Job Title

Pediatric Speech Therapist:

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Childrens Hospital Rehabilitation:

Department

Therapy Services-Children's Institute:

Job Code

T25015

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-6:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

At Cleveland Clinic Children’s, our team brings expertise to each check-up, test and procedure to ensure every child receives the best possible care. When you join this family of caregivers, you will receive endless support and guidance as you find your place at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Speech Pathologist, you will perform clinical Speech Pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients. You will interpret and report test results to facilitate medical diagnosis, provide counseling and education to patients and their families, and determine therapeutic plans. This position offers an unmatched opportunity to positively impact your community while gaining hands-on experience to enhance your skills.

A caregiver in this position works at our Pediatrics Children’s Rehab and float to stow and other rehab locations as needed| Full-time| 7:00am—6:30pm| weekdays and/or coverage requirement.​

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients.

• Interpret and reports on test results to facilitate medical diagnosis.

• Provide counseling and education about communication and diagnosis to patients and their families.

• Determine therapeutic plan, including need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.

• Select assistive speech devices to improve patient communication.

• Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.

• Provide observations about hearing and other behavior 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 schools and employers.

• Maintain speech pathology equipment and materials.

• Assist with 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

• Current Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) in Ohio from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

• 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.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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