Speech Pathologist

Master's degree with a major in Speech-language Pathology, Communication Disorders, or other similarly titled area consistent and acceptable to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).

• Possess or be eligible for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA .
• Be licensed as an SLP in the State of New Hampshire.
• One (1) year of experience in speech pathology preferred.
• Knowledge of common computer applications and functions.
• POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.

Physical Activity :

• Ability to sit for at least one hour
• Upper Extremity :
• Mobility to get to a patient's room
• Ability to lift small equipment of 10 pounds or less
• Push / Pull / Lift / Carry :
• Ability to push up to 50 pounds
• Demonstrated fine motor dexterity
• PART TWO : FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Position Objective

The Speech-language Pathologist (SLP) organizes and provides speech, language, and swallowing intervention to facilitate rehabilitation and directs patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and / or enhance such performance. The SLP facilitates the learning of skills and functions essential for communication, cognitive-linguistic functions, and swallowing to diminish or remediate disorders or deficit. S / he directs activities to promote and maintain health within the Code of Ethics of the Profession.

• Performance Expectation

Screens, examines, and evaluates patients including history, review of systems, and application of appropriate tests and measures; interprets examination finding in conjunction with analysis of medical record in order to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, provide a prognosis and time required to meet it, identify precautions / contraindications, and design and execute plan of care; develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers; designs treatment programs and implements the speech-language pathology treatment plan; and completes all related documentation and recordkeeping regarding these services.

• Applies appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in areas such as cognitive-linguistic, speech intelligibility, oral motor skills, swallowing disorders, perceptual ability affecting communication or swallowing; orientation; memory; pragmatics, psychosocial expression, and / or functional communication.
• Attends and contributes to patient care, staffing conferences, and other, related meetings.
• Supervises Clinical Fellows (CF), temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards, as appropriate.
• Coordinates the acquisition of adaptive communication devices and instructs Pt. in their use.
• Facilitates identification of hearing deficits, vocal fold disorders, and esophageal disorders and appropriately refers for assessment, diagnosis, and / or rehabilitation.
• Provides internal and / or external education or in-services related to the Speech Pathology program development at least quarterly
• Develops collaborative communications with other local and / or regional Speech Pathology professionals, to support best practices, program development and professional growth.