Inpatient Speech Pathologist PD

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The Speech‑Language Pathologist reports directly to the Clinical Manager and/or Assistant Clinical Manager (ACM) and may receive guidance from senior staff. They provide clinical services such as screening, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, management, counseling/education, documentation, and referral for patients with speech, voice, feeding, swallowing, language, and/or cognitive impairments. Brown University Health employees are expected to role‑model the organization’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and demonstrate Core Success Factors such as Instill Trust and Value Differences and Patient and Community Focus and Collaboration.

• Exhibits effective and professional verbal and non‑verbal communication
• Communicates clearly, respectfully, and honestly with patients, caregivers, and colleagues
• Communicates proactively with other caregivers involved in patients’ care
• Adjusts communication and response to the level of understanding of the listener

• Evaluates speech, voice, language, feeding/swallowing, and/or cognitive impairments
• Establishes diagnosis, prognosis, and individualized plans of care
• Implements treatment intervention based on plan of care, considering precautions, indications, and contradictions
• Directs and coordinates patients’ rehabilitation plan of care
• Evaluates patients’ progress and revises goals and plan of care accordingly
• Educates and trains patients/caregivers
• Anticipates and communicates discharge/home needs and resources
• Completes documentation and charges timely and accurately, in compliance with department policy
• Completes clinical documentation reflecting eligibility/ medical necessity of services in compliance with professional and regulatory standards
• Consistently applies evidence‑based practice to all aspects of clinical care
• Seeks additional guidance when necessary to assure safe and effective patient care
• Recommends and refers for additional diagnostic testing and/or services
• Develops, selects, and prescribes multimodal augmentative and alternative communication systems, including unaided strategies (e.g., manual signs/gestures) and aided strategies (e.g., speech‑generating devices, manual communication boards, picture schedules)
• Selects, fits, and establishes effective use of appropriate prosthetic or adaptive devices for communication and swallowing (e.g., electrolarynges, speaking valves)
• Uses instrumental technology to diagnose and treat disorders of communication and swallowing (e.g., videofluoroscopy for speech and swallowing, fiber optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, videostroboscopy, etc.)
• Services patients and their families/caregivers with hearing loss (e.g., auditory training for patients with cochlear implants and hearing aids)
• Provides assessment and intervention for patients diagnosed with auditory processing disorders
• Screens patients for hearing loss or middle ear pathology using conventional pure‑tone air conduction methods
• Modifies and/or enhances communication performance (e.g., accent modification, care and improvement of the professional voice)
• Complies with hospital and departmental policies and guidelines
• Participates in strategic departmental quality improvement initiatives
• Provides education to other hospital departments/personnel, students, and outside agencies/schools
• Demonstrates ability to flex schedule based on department, patient, and/or caregiver need
• Determines priorities according to departmental and patient care need
• Participates in community based professional events
• Participates in ongoing educational activities
• Supports and promotes departmental teamwork
• Completes mandatory departmental and hospital training on time

• BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Master’s degree in Speech‑Language Pathology from an accredited institution;
  State License issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health, or Provisional Rhode Island State License for Clinical Fellows;
  Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA.
• EXPERIENCE: One to two years’ experience or eligibility for provisional license from the State…