"Speech-Language Pathologist"

Michigan Medicine Speech-Language Pathologist

• Assessment and treatment of infants/children with speech, language, feeding/swallowing disorder or delayed development.
• Conducts, analyzes and forms treatment plan based on an instrumental swallow procedure (i.e., videofluoroscopic swallow study).
• Education of families regarding communication and feeding/swallowing development and methods of improving function.
• Examines, tests, diagnoses and administers remedial treatments for patients with speech disorders.
• Evaluates patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic techniques for rehabilitation of speech, language and oral motor disorders.
• Records speech samples and conducts phonetic analyses of speech ability.
• Documents test results and recommends remedial treatment.
• Performs evaluations with special attention to receptive and expressive language skills, speech fluency, vocal and oral motor competence, articulation and auditory skills.
• Confers with associates and institutes treatment utilizing corrective exercises and special equipment.
• Maintains active and supportive communication with the patient regarding progress, problems, home programs and other issues related to the therapeutic process. Typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities.
• Participate in staff meetings regarding individual patients with physicians, nurses, insurance representative and allied health professionals.
• Diagnose speech, language and cognitive-communicative disorders.
• Evaluate voice disorders.
• Evaluate oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders, using clinical as well as instrumental evaluation tools.
• Design and implement treatment programs to facilitate improved communication and swallowing skills.
• Maintain standards of clinical productivity.
• Counsel patients and their families concerning social, behavioral, and psychological problems associated with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Provide documentation of evaluation data, test/re-test data and speech-language progress, in accordance with insurance and regulatory agency requirements.
• Provide patients and families with recommendations and referrals to appropriate health care sources.
• Participate in patient evaluation conferences with emphasis on discharge planning and referrals pertinent to continued rehabilitation and/or stabilization of clinical gains.
• Provide assistance to medical and rehabilitation team members about the most feasible communication pathways to help the patient achieve maximum understanding of medical information and rehabilitation techniques.
• Participate in research and the preparation of papers for publication or presentations related to communication and swallowing disorders.
• Participate in staff meetings regarding individual patients with physicians, nurses, insurance representatives and allied health professionals.
• Process patient care orders using the electronic ordering system may be required in certain areas.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• A Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Current licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of Michigan.
• A Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).
• This classification requires Primary Source Verification.

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to work effectively with medical and allied health professionals within an interdisciplinary team.

Schedule: M-F, some weekends "on call"

This is a 40 hour per week position with full benefits.

This position requires infrequent standing/walking, as well as lifting, positioning, pushing, and/or transferring of patients

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.