Henry Ford Hospital Careers For Speech Language Pathologist

Job Description:

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) with certification by the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA) provide clinical services to individuals with adult and pediatric speech, language cognitive, voice and swallowing disorders. Services include diagnosis, evaluation, therapy, treatment and follow-up. All clinical fellows in Speech-Language Pathology are supervised by ASHA certified SLP’s.

Job Responsibilities:

• Interacts with dietary personnel in developing nutritional menus and/or eating programs for patients with limited swallowing abilities.
• Prescribes appropriate communication technology after cancer or laryngeal surgery. Teaches patient to utilize technology and effectively develop their communication skills.
• Participates in all phases of departmental education and research programs including program development and clinical fellow orientation and instruction.
• Supervises the activities of departmental graduate students and clinical fellows including work scheduling, motivation, performance appraisal, and day-to-day work duties.
• Consultation with patients, family, and HFHS staff about communication and swallowing disorders;
• Diagnoses speech, language or swallowing disorders and evaluates patient’s condition and prognosis;
• Develops treatment/therapy programs for patients;
• Schedules and conducts patient follow-up visits.
• Operates clinical equipment to measure speech production characteristics during patient evaluations and treatment.
• Performs endoscopic assessment of vocal fold vibratory function and swallowing function.

Job Requirements:

Job Qualification:

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited graduate program;

Job Details:

Company:  Henry Ford Health System

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Others

Job Location: Wyandotte, MI, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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