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    Clinical Speech Pathologist - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

    Cleveland Clinic Nevada, United StatesOn-SiteFull-timePosted 2mo ago
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    Job description

    At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

    We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

    Job Title

    Clinical Speech Pathologist - Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

    Location

    Las Vegas

    Facility

    Cleveland Clinic Nevada

    Department

    CC Nevada Rehab-Neurological Institute

    Job Code

    D23021

    Shift

    Days

    Schedule

    8:00am-5:00pm

    Job Summary

    Job Details

    At Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, our caregivers are dedicated to helping patients cope with and manage the effects of memory loss. Come join us in our efforts to provide effective, evidence-based treatment with the latest technologies and approaches. Here, you will make a difference in the community, gain unmatched hands-on experience, enhance your skills and build a rewarding, life-long career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

    As a Clinical Speech Pathologist, you will perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing functions of patients. This includes interpreting and reporting test results to facilitate medical diagnosis, providing counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and their families and determining therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.

    A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm with no weekends or holidays. This role will also accept part-time and PRN applicants and shift details will be discussed during the interview process.

    A caregiver who excels in this role will:

    • Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures.
    • Evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients.
    • Interpret and report test results to facilitate medical diagnosis.
    • Provide counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and families.
    • Determine therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.
    • Select assistive speech devices to improve the patient’s communication.
    • Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.
    • Provide observations about hearing and other behaviors to help determine the need for other services.
    • Maintain records of all services.
    • Communicate results and recommendations for improving communicative function to referral sources and outside agencies such as schools and employees.
    • Assist with planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting and purchase of new equipment or materials.

    Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

    • Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology
    • Hold or be eligible for a Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
    • Hold a Speech Pathology license in state
    • Hold Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
    • Completion of a nine-month Clinical Fellowship Year

    Physical Requirements:

    • Ability to stand for long periods of time.
    • Manual dexterity and visual acuity sufficient to perform tests.

    Personal Protective Equipment:

    • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

    The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

    Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

    Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

    If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

    Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.

    Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland Clinic is a healthcare organization focused on patient care, research, and education. The job description mentions the Taussig Cancer Center and the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.

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    1921
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