Yale New Haven Health

Integrated hospital system with academic affiliations

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist

Rehabilitation TherapiesUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeGreenwich, CT, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Master's degree in speech-language pathology is required.
A Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is required; it includes nine months of supervised internship and a qualifying national examination.
A Connecticut license is required.
Continuing education units, computer literacy, and strong aural, oral, and written communication skills are required.
The clinician must demonstrate knowledge of lifespan growth and development and be able to assess data reflecting patient status.
The clinician must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide age-appropriate care to patients.
The role requires moderate sitting and walking, with some stooping or bending; the employee may need to monitor radiation exposure with a film badge.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients' communication or swallowing function within the scope and standards of practice.
Establish and conduct treatment programs and maintain timely documentation consistent with departmental, hospital, and regulatory standards.
Communicate evaluation results and therapy progress.
Participate in departmental and hospital performance-improvement activities.

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

Diagnoses, evaluates, treats, counsels patients with a wide variety of communication disorders and swallowing disorders. Provides appropriate care for patients served according to age, using procedures consistent with the scope and standards of practice.

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Responsibilities

1. Evaluates patient's communication or swallowing function within the scope and standards of practice, keeping service excellence as a main priority.
2. Establishes and conducts a treatment program and keeps timely documentation that is in line with departmental, hospital and regulatory standards.
3. Communicates evaluation results and progress in therapy.
4. Participates in departmental and hospital performance improvement activities.
5. The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to

5.1 provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The clinician mustdemonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status. The clinician must

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Master's degree in speech-language pathology.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association (includes nine months of supervised internship and a qualifying national examination); CT license; continuing educational units; computer literacy; excellent communication (aural/oral/writing) skills.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Works in a typical office setting. May be required to work a flexible schedule. May be required to monitor radiation exposure with a film badge Moderate amount of sitting and walking with some stooping or bending.

YNHHS Requisition ID

160570

About the Company

Yale New Haven Health

Integrated hospital system with academic affiliations

Yale New Haven Health is a health system that operates five hospitals (Yale New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Lawrence + Memorial, Westerly) and provides access to a wide network of primary care physicians and specialists through Northeast Medical Group and Yale Medicine. Through its affiliation with Yale University and Yale School of Medicine, it connects patients to the latest medical treatments and research. Its facilities and outpatient locations enable coordinated care across a single organization that aims to be more patient-focused, more accessible, and more cost-effective. The system delivers care by combining hospital services, primary and specialty care, and advanced clinical relationships to integrate treatment with ongoing research and clinical trials, offering patients access to innovative therapies and personalized treatment options.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: New Haven, CT
Founded: 1996

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