Senior Speech Therapist II - Complex Caseloads

Kaiser Permanente; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, CA seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to diagnose and treat a range of communication disorders, including voice and swallowing impairments, in both adults and children. The role involves collaborating with physicians, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to interdisciplinary teams to improve patient care.

The position is full-time, onsite in San Jose with a 40-hour workweek, daytime shifts Mon–Thu, and involvement in community programs and departmental policy

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of previous experience as a Speech Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communication disorders, voice and swallowing impairment, and neurological defects.
• Collaborates with physician as treatment plan changes. Provides training for more junior therapists. Participates in developing inservice programs for staff development. Monitors the work of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in non-Kaiser facilities. Serves as a consultant on interdisciplinary teams.
• Develops, implements, and maintains department policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local requirement. Identifies and recommends opportunities to contain costs and improve services. Assists with community programs.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Skills

Speech-Language Pathology

Clinical supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient care

Education

Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology

California SLP License

Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology Certificate

National Provider Identifier

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, CA seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to diagnose and treat a range of communication disorders, including voice and swallowing impairments, in both adults and children. The role involves collaborating with physicians, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to interdisciplinary teams to improve patient care.

The position is full-time, onsite in San Jose with a 40-hour workweek, daytime shifts Mon–Thu, and involvement in community programs and departmental policy