MH Pediatric Outpatient Speech Pathologist

Overview

Summary:

Responsible for diagnostic and treatment services for clients of all ages with speech and language impairments, hearing disorders, and dysphagia. Maintains a level of clinical productivity commensurate with departmental standards. Brown University Health employees are expected to role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and to demonstrate the core Success Factors:
Instill Trust and Value Differences, Patient and Community Focus, and Collaborate.

• Administers, diagnoses, and interprets evaluations based on standard/recommended techniques and pertinent background information.
• Communicates evaluation results and recommendations in a comprehensive manner as reported in patient surveys.
• Addresses and prioritizes treatment goals in a creative/functional manner within the therapy session to facilitate optimal progress/skill level.
• Adapts standard evaluation/treatment techniques to elicit relevant and functional data when necessary.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the client/family and uses praise and reinforcement to encourage appropriate behavior.
• Demonstrates realistic expectations of clients, family members, and other professionals cognizant of limitations under which they may be functioning.
• Maintains regular communication with the client and caregivers concerning treatment techniques, goals, home programs, and discharge transition to facilitate carryover of progress.
• Writes diagnostic evaluations and treatment progress reports in a clear, concise, and accurate manner within departmental time frames.
• Organizes and achieves quality performance in new routines, procedures, and skills, and adapts to change.
• Maintains a minimum standard of productivity per policy and adjusts schedule with workload fluctuations.
• Accepts emergency/priority clients as assigned and responds to fluctuations in workload by accepting/requesting additional evaluations, rescheduling cancellations, seeing walk-in clients, and developing new service options.
• Utilizes downtime to perform documentation, self-education, and department projects.
• Willingly takes on additional departmental responsibilities (e.g., community service, in-services, health fairs, performance improvement) to support department and hospital growth.
• Initiates and practices constructive confrontation and maintains open communication with coworkers and supervisors.
• Participates in or initiates efforts to determine innovative solutions to operational problems to improve department efficiency.
• Ensures all billing duties are completed promptly and accurately.
• Consistently enforces cancellation/timeliness policies with clients and terminates treatment appropriately when needed.
• Completes work assignments within acceptable time frames and uses time/resources effectively to fulfill responsibilities.
• Develops and maintains efficient working relationships and demonstrates reliability in attendance and punctuality.
• Recognizes the importance of teamwork and collaborates with others to achieve positive outcomes.

• Experience with pediatric and adult populations.
• Demonstrates ongoing professional development through available resources (in-services, formal education, other work groups, on-the-job training).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-services and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision-making functions with minimal supervision and recognizes when to seek assistance/consultation.
• Understands relative hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Is aware of programs/services provided by the Hospital and their locations.

Master's Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology; ASHA Certification/eligibility (CFY);
Mass State License/eligibility.

$35.88-$68.12

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780

Per Diem - Weekends

Day

No

Massachusetts Nurses Association