Speech Pathologist I, LCC Speech and Audiology - OTO (Onsite)

UTMB Health; League City (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UTMB Health in League City, TX seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to provide comprehensive evaluation and rehabilitative services for adults with speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. You will perform assessments, develop plans of care, and contribute to patient progress documentation.

The role involves clinical supervision of students and residents, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to restore communication and swallowing function.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in related field.
• Certification or eligible for CCC-SLP (ASHA).
• Licensure or eligible for Speech Pathology License in Texas.

Responsibilities

• Administers and interprets tests for adults with speech, language, or cognitive impairments.
• Plans and directs rehabilitative programs to treat communication, voice, cognition and swallowing disorders.
• Documents findings and progress in the electronic medical record.
• Instructs and demonstrates testing procedures and treatments to medical students and residents.
• Senior staff may supervise clinical work of support personnel, graduate students and fellows.

Education

Master's degree in related field

CCC-SLP certification or eligible

Texas Speech Pathology License or eligible

Job description

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in related field, Certification or eligible for Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, and Licensure or eligible for Speech Pathology License from the Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Job Summary:

To provide professional skills in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with speech and language impairments, and to provide habilitative and rehabilitative treatment services.

Job Duties:

• Administers and interprets routine and complex tests on adults with speech and language and cognitively impaired patients
• Plans, conducts, and directs rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communication, voice, cognition and swallowing disorders
• Documents findings, rehabilitative techniques, plan of care and patient progress in electronic medical record
• Instructs and demonstrates testing procedures and treatments to medical students and residents
• Senior level staff may also supervises clinical work of support personnel, graduate students and clinical fellows

Preferred Qualifications:

• Texas Speech Pathology License, Certificate of Clinical Competence
• English - bilingual Spanish is helpful, but not required
• Prior experience in adult outpatient care and medically related clinic.
• Experience with adult neurogenic population and swallowing disorders

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.