Senior Speech-Language Pathologist

UC Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA

Senior Speech-Language Pathologist

Salary or Pay Range: $4,302.40 - $5,676.80 Bi-weekly

The Senior Speech Pathologist plays a critical role in evaluating and treating patients with complex voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. This position requires advanced clinical expertise and functions with a high level of autonomy. The incumbent will also provide educational services, lead didactic instruction, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams—including medical faculty, staff, and ancillary departments—to support comprehensive patient care.

• California Licensed Speech Pathologist
• Must possess a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• 2 years of SLP experience
• Maintain professional growth and CEUs as required for licensing and CCCs
• Licenses and Certificate Renewal annually
• Licensed through the Speech Pathology Examining Committee and Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association once hired
• Thorough knowledge of appropriate assessment instruments, test administration procedures, scoring, and interpretation
• Ability to extract pertinent information to relate to patient and/or family members
• Knowledge of how patients should be responding to treatment, average length of stay in treatment, recognition of appropriate versus inappropriate treatment for each patient
• Ability to establish programs based on testing results appropriate for each patient
• Ability to recognize the need for program modification
• Ability to extract pertinent behaviors and incorporate these into daily written progress notes
• Knowledge of various home programs and organization into individual programs for family implementation
• Ability to report to referring physician regarding patient diagnosis, skills, and prognosis using appropriate terminology and information
• Ability to extract pertinent information to relate to family members, be empathic and supportive
• Ability to maintain patient records and process necessary billing forms and treatment authorizations in a prompt, accurate manner
• Ability to maintain accurate schedule and personal workload accounts
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions given by the section chief, including attendance at weekly meetings
• Knowledge of current therapeutic and evaluative instruments
• Ability to assume responsibility for other therapists' patients on short notice
• Ability to communicate effectively with other therapists
• Ability to provide instruction and supervision, as required, for student interns and medical students.
• Knowledge of community resources
• Complete working knowledge of, and skill to apply, practices, principles, and techniques of patient care related to area of expertise
• Skills to provide information, explanations, and instructions clearly and concisely to and to elicit information from others with varying levels of ability to understand, including individuals who are ill or distressed or who may not speak English
• Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain a friendly, welcoming environment for clinics/departments/customers; to demonstrate an interested, understanding, compassionate manner; to maintain a courteous and calm demeanor; and to use a proactive approach to negotiate with and persuade others to take required action
• Ability to maintain composure, efficiency, and a positive, customer-service-oriented manner during periods of peak workload, with frequent interruptions, under tight deadlines, and when interacting with challenging customers who may be ill, angry, or emotionally distressed
• Identify the resources available to help solve the problem, create and implement viable solutions, and follow through to ensure the problem is resolved to the satisfaction of all parties
• Decision-making skills to independently exercise delegated authority to act. And to recognize when it is appropriate to seek assistance from others when limits of delegated authority have been reached
• Ability to exercise discretion to ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained…