Job Description

POSITION STANDARDS

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 or be eligible to participate as an ASHA clinical fellow (CF).

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.

Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital