Speech-Language Pathologist (feeding specialist; per diem)

Speech-Language Pathologist (Feeding Specialist; Per Diem)

CCC-SLP and Massachusetts licensure required. Inpatient SLP experience and feeding/dysphagia expertise required. Principal duties and responsibilities include:

• Evaluating patients using appropriate tests and clinical assessment techniques to determine functional status, communication and/or swallowing needs, and developing individualized treatment plans based on findings.
• Providing evidence-based speech-language pathology treatment to pediatric patients, including patients with feeding and swallowing needs, and educating families, caregivers, teachers, and other support personnel to promote carryover of therapeutic interventions.
• Monitoring and documenting patient progress, communicating findings and recommendations to families and the interdisciplinary care team, and collaborating with other disciplines to ensure coordinated care.
• Managing assigned caseload and documentation in accordance with department productivity, quality, safety, and regulatory standards, and providing coverage across service areas as needed.
• Serving as a clinical resource within areas of expertise and may provide supervision or mentorship to graduate students, clinical fellows, and other staff as assigned.

Education and experience:

• Master's degree from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program required.
• Inpatient speech-language pathology experience required.
• Minimum of one year of experience diagnosing and treating dysphagia required; pediatric experience preferred.
• Minimum of one year of infant feeding experience strongly preferred.
• SOFFI and/or EFS training preferred.
• Experience with Modified Barium Swallow Studies/Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Studies (MBS/VFSS) preferred.

Licensure and certification:

• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from ASHA required.
• Current Massachusetts Speech-Language Pathologist license required.
• Current CPR certification required and must be maintained throughout employment.

Status: Part-Time

Regular, Temporary, Per Diem

Per Diem

Standard Hours per Week: 1

Pay Range: $37.76-$60.41 Hourly

Office/Site Location: Brighton

Job Posting Category: Rehabilitation

Remote Eligibility: Onsite Only