Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist

Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist

Moody, TX $90,000 - $120,000 a year

Profession: Speech Therapy

Job Type: Full Time

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care and serving as a resource to other employees in the unit.

Description:

A speech-language pathologist diagnoses and treats conditions that affect your ability to communicate and swallow. SLPs work with people of all ages. In addition, responsibilities of speech-language pathologist include (but are not limited to):

• helping people learn how to form sounds
• teaching how to speak clearly and easily
• using exercises to strengthen muscles used to speak or swallow
• helping people increase the number of words they can say and/or understand
• working with people to improve the way they put words together in sentences
• providing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for people who have severe language disorders
• educating patients and their families about how to overcome challenges stemming from the communication or swallowing problem

Qualifications:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited Speech Language Pathology program
• Texas SLP license
• CCC-SLP certification
• Must perform job responsibilities in accordance with state and federal guidelines.