Staff Speech-Language Pathologist

Prefer candidate to have experience with pediatric feeding & swallowing. Sign language fluency is also preferred.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Provides evaluations of auditory communication developmental and academic skills for infants children and adults with hearing loss or disorders of communication feeding or swallowing.

• Provides direct and consultative developmentally appropriate habilitative and rehabilitative treatment services to patients served in the acute care unit intensive care unit craniofacial clinical unit psychiatric unit and outpatient clinics in the domains for speech language cognition voice feeding and swallowing.

• Consults with medical dietary clinical educational personnel families and other staff including officers from other agencies as needed to ensure excellence in patient care.

• Assists in recruitment design or implementation of selected clinical research projects.

• Prepares and maintains reports/records on patients clients and students.

• Participates in the development and implementation of training programs/materials for families and professionals.

• Participates in mentorship of graduate students and clinical fellows in the area of assessment and intervention for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have disorders affecting communication language feeding and swallowing.

• Assists with identified quality improvement initiatives by monitoring records of individuals served in clinical and educational programs.

• Provides patient care and education according to the patient population served.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to apply knowledge in the area of normal auditory speech-language feeding and swallowing development to diagnose and treat speech-language voice and range of cranio-facial hearing and communication disorders.

• As related to job assignment ability to operate equipment to determine level of feeding/swallowing function and measure speech production for children with cleft palate and/or craniofacial anomalies.

• As related to job assignment knowledge of pediatric airway craniofacial and feeding-swallowing disorders.

• As related to job assignment ability to apply knowledge in the area of development hearing disorders amplification and hearing technology systems.

• Ability to apply knowledge to family systems.

• Ability to apply knowledge and understanding of a variety of approaches to assessment and intervention with infants children and adults with hearing and communication disorders.

• Ability to establish and maintain an environment that encourages teamwork interdependence communication and ethical actions.

• Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing.

• As related to job assignment ability to communicate and/or develop proficient sign language skill.

• Ability to use equipment such as hearing technology personal computers and assistive/adaptive devices that support communication development.

• Ability to function independently as a professional with general supervision.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters of Science or Master of Art degree in Speech/Language Pathology required.

• Possession of or eligibility for appropriate state licensing required.

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) after completion of Clinical Fellowship Year required.

• Flexibility to provide on-call (continuously or rotationally) support including evening weekend or holiday work if needed required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 1 year post Clinical Fellowship Year experience in a multidisciplinary medical or integrative clinical setting with patients who have speech language craniofacial feeding swallowing or hearing disorders preferred.

• Experience with pediatric feeding and swallowing preferred.

• Sign language fluency preferred.

• Other Duties: This job description incorporates the essential functions and duties required for this position. However other duties may be required and assigned at times and as determined by a supervisor in order to meet the needs of the organization.

• Serves as a role model in carrying out activities and behaviors that reflect the values and principles of the Boys Town mission.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS EQUIPMENT USAGE WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Position is relatively sedentary in a normal office administrative environment involving minimum exposure to physical risks. Will use office equipment such as a computer/laptop monitor keyboard and a general workstation set-up.

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About Boys Town:

Boys Town has been changing the way America cares for children and families since 1917. With over a century of service our employees have helped us grow from a small boardinghouse in downtown Omaha Nebraska into one of the largest national child and family care organizations in the country. With the addition of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977 our services branched out into the health care and research fields offering even more career opportunities to those looking to make a real difference.

Our employees are our #1 supporters when it comes to achieving Boys Towns mission which is why we are proud of their commitment to making the world a better place for children families patients and communities. A unique feature for employees and their dependents enrolled in medical benefits are reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location. Additional costs savings for the employee and their dependents are found in our pharmacy benefits with low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs. Boys Town takes your mental health seriously with no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider. We help our employees prepare for retirement with a generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement parenting resources from our experts and professional development opportunities within the organization just to name a few. Working at Boys Town is more than just a job it is a way of life.

This advertisement describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties skills or abilities required. Boys Town is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression national origin age disability or veteran status. To request a disability-related accommodation in the application process contact us at 1-.