Speech Pathologist, Home Health, Per Diem

Speech Language Pathologist

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Major Responsibilities:

• Conducts diagnostic evaluations of various communication disorders in both children and adults.
• Provides remedial treatment in both individual and group settings for children and adults with the above communication and swallowing disorders.
• Recommends, designs, and/or implements augmentative methods of communication such as communication boards and mechanical devices when oral and/or aural communication is not possible.
• Provides information about the communication disorders to patients, families and others.
• Designs and establishes home programs and other activities which may be used for carryover or reinforcement of the therapy program.
• Maintains records and reports necessary to the conduct of treatment.
• Confers with other individuals and/or agencies involved with the patient's program.

Position Qualifications:

• License/Certification/Education: Required: Master's Degree in Speech Pathology, Current MA Speech Pathology license, Member of ASHA (American Speech Hearing Association).
• Experience/Skills: Required: Attainment of the certificate of clinical competence, Effective verbal and written communication skill; demonstrated clinical knowledge, Excellent customer service skills and ability to work cooperatively with all members of the healthcare team.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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