Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Speech Pathologist

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Speech-language Pathology or related field accepted by ASHA.
  • Eligible for ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
  • Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist in New Hampshire.
  • Preferred one year of experience in speech pathology.
  • Familiarity with standard computer applications.

Responsibilities

  • Organize and provide speech, language, and swallowing interventions.
  • Screen and evaluate patients to establish diagnoses and treatment plans.
  • Design and implement speech-language pathology treatment programs.
  • Supervise Clinical Fellows, students, and support personnel as required.
  • Coordinate adaptive communication device acquisition and training.
  • Identify and refer vocal and esophageal disorder cases appropriately.
  • Develop collaborative relationships with local Speech Pathology professionals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Paid time off and retirement plans.
  • Quarterly education and in-service opportunities.
  • Support for professional development and collaboration.
Full Job Description
Sign on bonus of $10,000 for applicants outside the DH system
  • POSITION STANDARDS
    • Master's degree with a major in Speech-language Pathology, Communication Disorders, or other similarly titled area consistent and acceptable to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
    • Possess or be eligible for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA .
    • Be licensed as an SLP in the State of New Hampshire.
    • One (1) year of experience in speech pathology preferred.
    • Knowledge of common computer applications and functions.
  • POSITION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
    • Anything listed here requires a pre-employment physical by Employee Health to determine if the employee is capable of meeting the requirements.
      • Physical Activity:
      • Ability to sit for at least one hour
      • Upper Extremity:
      • Mobility to get to a patient's room
      • Ability to lift small equipment of 10 pounds or less
      • Push/Pull/Lift/Carry:
      • Ability to push up to 50 pounds
      • Demonstrated fine motor dexterity
  • PART TWO: FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
    • Position Objective
      • The Speech-language Pathologist (SLP) organizes and provides speech, language, and swallowing intervention to facilitate rehabilitation and directs patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and/or enhance such performance. The SLP facilitates the learning of skills and functions essential for communication, cognitive-linguistic functions, and swallowing to diminish or remediate disorders or deficit. S/he directs activities to promote and maintain health within the Code of Ethics of the Profession.
    • Performance Expectation
      • Screens, examines, and evaluates patients including history, review of systems, and application of appropriate tests and measures; interprets examination finding in conjunction with analysis of medical record in order to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, provide a prognosis and time required to meet it, identify precautions/contraindications, and design and execute plan of care; develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers; designs treatment programs and implements the speech-language pathology treatment plan; and completes all related documentation and recordkeeping regarding these services.
      • Applies appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in areas such as cognitive-linguistic, speech intelligibility, oral motor skills, swallowing disorders, perceptual ability affecting communication or swallowing; orientation; memory; pragmatics, psychosocial expression, and/or functional communication.
      • Attends and contributes to patient care, staffing conferences, and other, related meetings.
      • Supervises Clinical Fellows (CF), temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards, as appropriate.
      • Coordinates the acquisition of adaptive communication devices and instructs Pt. in their use.
      • Facilitates identification of hearing deficits, vocal fold disorders, and esophageal disorders and appropriately refers for assessment, diagnosis, and/or rehabilitation.
      • Provides internal and/or external education or in-services related to the Speech Pathology program development at least quarterly
      • Develops collaborative communications with other local and/or regional Speech Pathology professionals, to support best practices, program development and professional growth.

Min: $35.60
Max: $55.18

  • Area of Interest: Allied Health/Clinical;
  • Work Status: varied/ M-Sat;
  • Employment Type: Full Time;
  • Job ID: 5739


Dartmouth Health offers a total compensation package that includes a comprehensive selection of benefits. Our Core Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement plans. Click here for information on these benefits and more: Benefits | DHMC and Clinics Careers

About Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is a nonprofit academic health system that serves a population of 1.9 million in New England. DHMC includes a 396-bed tertiary care hospital, research and clinical facilities for the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. DHMC is the largest private employer in New Hampshire and is the only academic medical center in the state. The medical center is affiliated with the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and is part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a network of healthcare providers in New Hampshire and Vermont.
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