Speech Language Pathologist

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to assess and treat patients with speech, language, fluency, voice, swallowing and cognitive disorders in Michigan. You will identify needs, initiate therapy interventions, and educate patients and families while collaborating with the care team.

Required CCC or CFY with CCC, state licensure, and BLS. Schedule: full-time, 8am-4:30pm workdays, with equal opportunity employment practices observed by the organization.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program in speech-language pathology.
• CCC or CFY with CCC completion within 3 months.
• Current state licensure and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients with speech, language, fluency, voice, swallowing and cognitive disorders.
• Develop individualized plans of care and monitor patient progress.
• Collaborate with patient and family; educate and coordinate with care team.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) - ASHA

State licensure in Speech-Language Pathology

Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) with CCC completion within 3 months

BLS certification

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

The speech and language pathologist implements patient care services for patients with speech, language, fluency, voice, swallowing, and cognitive disorders. The speech and language pathologist accurately assesses patients’ needs; identifies and initiates appropriate speech and language therapy interventions; provides patient and family teaching; and works cooperatively with other patient team personnel to maintain standards of professional speech and language therapy practice.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1.Performs patient assessment and treatment related to speech deficits and disorders through the process of obtaining history, performing relevant systems review, and selecting and administering specific tests and measures to obtain data. Collaborates with the patient and/or caregivers to establish goals geared toward the experiences, values, priorities, and desired outcomes.

2.Establishes an individualized plan of care and selects therapeutic interventions that address the specific impairments identified in the evaluation and in accordance with physician orders.

3.Conducts ongoing reassessment of the patient and their response to treatment.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited program of speech-language pathology
• Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) in Speech Pathology from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
• -OR- Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) with completion of Certificate of Clinical Competency within three months of completing Clinical Fellowship Year.
• Current State Board of Speech-Language Pathologist licensure.
• BLS certification.

Preferred:

• One year of speech-language pathology experience.

Additional Information:

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 8am-4:30pm
• On Call: No

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.