Speech-Language Pathologist

Job Title

Speech-Language Pathologist

Job Summary

To diagnose and treat patients with speech, voice, language, cognitive-communicative and oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose speech, language and cognitive-communicative disorders.
• Evaluate oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders, using clinical evaluation tools.
• Design and implement treatment programs to facilitate improved communication and swallowing skills. Maintain standards of clinical productivity.
• Counsel patients and their families concerning social, behavioral, and psychological problems associated with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Provide documentation of evaluation data, test/re-test data and speech-language progress, in accordance with insurance and regulatory agency requirements.
• Provide patients and families with recommendations and referrals to appropriate health care sources.
• Participate in patient evaluation conferences with emphasis on discharge planning and referrals pertinent to continued rehabilitation and/or stabilization of clinical gains.
• Provide assistance to medical and rehabilitation team members about the most feasible communication pathways to help the patient achieve maximum understanding of medical information and rehabilitation techniques.
• Participate in staff meetings regarding individual patients with physicians, nurses, insurance representatives and allied health professionals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You'll Do

• Evaluation and management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders in an academic university hospital acute care.
• Documentation of clinical findings, adhering to regulatory agency and insurance requirements.
• Education of patients and families regarding communication and swallowing disorders.

Required Qualifications

• A Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Current licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of Michigan.
• A Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), or eligibility to initiate a Clinical Fellowship.
• This classification requires Primary Source Verification.

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, verbal, and written.
• Ability to work effectively with medical and allied health professional within an interdisciplinary team.
• Previous experience in adult neurological rehabilitation strongly desired.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work Schedule

Days, M-F, typically 8-5, hours may vary.

Work Locations

Split, 3 days/week at Briarwood Med Rehab and 2 days/week at Canton Health Center.

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.