Speech Pathologist, Registry
Speech Pathologist, Registry
UChicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
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Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Registry Speech Pathologist with our Speech & Swallowing team. Our program utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to address a wide variety of disorders that stem from equally diverse causes, including, but not limited to, complex medical conditions, neurological diseases and chemoradiation therapy and surgery.
Under the direction and supervision of the Speech Pathology Manager and Ambulatory Operations Director, the Speech Pathologist provides speech pathology services (consultation, evaluation, and therapy) in an acute care hospital and ambulatory care setting.
Essential Job Functions
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion
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Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront,
University of Chicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: www.uchospitals.edu/jobs
The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Registry Speech Pathologist with our Speech & Swallowing team. Our program utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to address a wide variety of disorders that stem from equally diverse causes, including, but not limited to, complex medical conditions, neurological diseases and chemoradiation therapy and surgery.
Under the direction and supervision of the Speech Pathology Manager and Ambulatory Operations Director, the Speech Pathologist provides speech pathology services (consultation, evaluation, and therapy) in an acute care hospital and ambulatory care setting.
Essential Job Functions
- Evaluate inpatient and ambulatory patients with communication and swallowing disorders; plan and provide speech/language and/or swallowing therapy to meet patient care needs
- Utilize electronic medical record system to document evaluation and therapy services and to document patient encounters (phone conversations, patient and family education)
- Submit procedure charges for each patient reflecting billing for the appropriate level of service
- Assist in maintaining examination rooms in a neat and orderly condition. Monitor supply utilization to ensure adequate levels of supplies are available in each room
- Attend patient care rounds as applicable to maintain multidisciplinary interaction and collaboration.
- Master of Science/Arts in Speech-Language Pathology
- ASHA certification
- Licensure with the State of Illinois in Speech-Language Pathology
- 2-3 years of experience in the areas of swallowing disorders and speech-language-cognitive disorders in acute care facilities, with varied populations, including disorders related to neurogenic diseases, head and neck cancer and complex medical conditions
- Training and/or clinical experience in the areas of aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, voice, developmental communication disorders, and dysphagia, including experience in videofluorographic swallow examinations, are preferred
- Knowledge and utilization of appropriate patient care protocols relating to the physical and psychological needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients is required and may be obtained through on-the-job competency training
- Candidate should demonstrate proven ability to consistently perform assigned tasks promptly and with a high level of customer satisfaction
- Job Type/FTE: PRN (0.1 FTE)
- Shift: Days – Maximum 12-hour shift ( regular weekend rotation (1-2 weekends per month) and occasional weekdays)
- Unit/Department: Speech & Swallowing
- CBA Code: Non-Union
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion
________
Bring your career to the next level at a hospital that is thriving; from patient satisfaction to employee engagement, we are at the Forefront of Medicine. Take advantage of all we have to offer and #BringYourPassiontotheForefront,
University of Chicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: www.uchospitals.edu/jobs
The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
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