Speech Pathologist - 60% / Days

Speech Pathologist Opportunity

UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for a Speech Pathologist.

UW Medicine Rehabilitation - Our multidisciplinary team is centered around compassion and innovation. We work closely with many types of specialists to give each patient the best possible path to recovery. Our passion and dedication to our purpose has allowed us to be recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top rehabilitation programs in the nation. Become part of our team and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community!

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Provides professional speech, language, and/or audiology services to individuals with communicative disabilities
• Identifies and evaluates hearing, language, and speech abilities using various diagnostic tools
• Develops treatment programs with the cooperation of physicians, speech pathologists, audiologists, psychologists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, counselors, and teachers
• Plans and provides for evaluation and treatment of individuals including advanced testing techniques
• Confers with family, clinical personnel, teachers, and other professional staff in the evaluation, treatment, and progression of client
• Directs and evaluates speech-language or audiology students
• Provides non-medical rehabilitation services to persons when appropriate
• Uses appropriate treatment methods for various disabilities
• Uses equipment such as digital audio recorders, software/hardware-based speech analysis systems, and other specialized apparatus for communication needs
• Assists with research and development

Requirements

• A Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology or Communicative Disorders or equivalent degree approved by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association
• A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association
• One year of experience as a speech pathologist, audiologist, or equivalent is preferred

About UW Medical Center-Northwest

UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical CenterNorthwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.

Challenge. Collaboration. Compassion.

About UW Medicine - Where Your Impact Goes Further

UW Medicine is Washington's only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine's mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow's physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum: $49.30 hourly

Pay Range Maximum: $71.57 hourly

Other Compensation: -

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Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular? This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 60.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional

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