SPEECH PATHOLOGIST SPECIALIST 1 (PART-TIME, DAYS)

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As the region's only Level I Trauma center, Harborview Medical Centeris well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. 

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HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER - REHABILITATION THERAPIES has an outstanding opportunity for a part-time (FTE 60%, 24/hours per week), day shift, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST SPECIALIST 1 (Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Spec 1).

RESPONSIBILITIES:
-  Under general supervision, assess, plan, administer, evaluate and provide safe speech/language pathology services.  This will include progression of treatment goals and patient and family education.  The SLP will assess and treat a patient caseload ranging from routine to complex patient problems and situations and utilize training in the evaluation and treatment process.  Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission to discharge.  Implement treatment programs, which include areas of swallowing, speech, voice, language, or cognitive/communication   Instruct, assign work and evaluate students as assigned by supervisor. 

-  Acts as a resource within the speech pathology department for other health care professional.  Participates in service or selected department activities/projects to promote delivery of quality speech therapy services. Provides education training to other speech therapy staff and health care professionals in areas of expertise within the speech and language therapy field.

•  Demonstrates working knowledge of the disease process, precautions, typical medical treatment and diagnostic procedures, functional, abilities, complications and implications of long term deficits related to primary diagnoses treated in service area.
•  Provides skilled, timely and effective patient care.
•  Plans treatment programs with the patient and treatment team.
•  Documents intervention and strategies for treatment in required organizational systems.  Documentation is to include assessment, measurable criteria, goals method of treatment, home programs and adapting plan according to patient’s response to intervention.
•  Participates in team rounds and other educational information to patient and support systems prior to termination of therapy intervention.
•  Provide home programs and other educational information to patient and support systems prior to termination of therapy intervention.
•  Coordinate patient care programs with treatment team to facilitate and enhance functional outcomes.
•  Assist in the development of procedures and protocols for the service area.
•  May be assigned to participate in either hospital or division wide committee to represent the workgroup and or discipline.
•  Supervises students as assigned by supervisor.

Job overview/This position requires:
•  Skills to evaluate, plan comprehensive treatment programs, assess and provide discharge plans to meet the needs of the patients.
•  Understanding of Harborview Medical Centers policies and state and federal regulations and guidelines to allow for appropriate provision of services and billing.
•  Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and openly to others.
•  Collaboration with nursing and medical leadership.

Necessary Physical Attributes Include:
•  Occasionally requires transfer of patients  needing assistance from bed to wheelchair and back to bed and assist with safe ambulation in hallways.
•  Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
•  Requires ability to assist in transporting patients to various locations on the HMC campus for evaluations, treatments or discharge.
•  Requires hand dexterity for manual treatment techniques and to operate equipment.
•  May be required to do direct lifting up to 40 lbs.
•  Ability to sit at computer terminal.

REQUIREMENTS:
-  A Master's Degree in speech-language pathology or audiology AND one year of related professional experience AND the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association
OR
-  Equivalent degree approved by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association AND three years of related professional experience AND the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
OR
-  Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. 

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS:
-  Current WA State Licensure in Speech Pathology (as Language Pathologist).

UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

As an employee you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.