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Come join our TMC Pediatric Therapy Team! Seeking pediatric SLP feeding specialist with experience (minimum 1 year) in pediatric acute care, NICU, and/or outpatient feeding. Pediatric modified barium swallow study competency a plus. Ideal candidate would provide responsive, family-centered services to exclusively pediatric inpatient and outpatient populations. Our Speech Team provides feeding and developmental services in our outpatient clinic, as well as NICU (level 3), PICU, Pediatrics, and mom/baby units.
Job Responsibility:
Administers diagnostic testing procedures to determine the extent of patient’s impairment and prognosis for improvement
Analyzes testing and other pertinent information to create an individual treatment plan
Prepares electronic documentation as required by the profession and department, such as evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, progress reports, and other such reports
Consults with physicians and other medical health personnel on patient’s progress
maintain appropriate records
Provides instruction in therapeutic procedures to be continued by the patient or family/caregiver
Conducts or participates in training medical and other personnel in therapy techniques and objectives
develops, conducts and participates in formal in-service programs in area of expertise
Attends patient care staffing, conferences and other related meetings
Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards
Performs related duties as assigned
Requirements:
Master's degree
Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification
State Speech Pathologist Licensure issued by the Arizona Department of Health Services
National Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) through the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Some departments may require a valid fingerprint clearance card
Knowledge of best practices used to evaluate and assist adults and children in the correction of speech, language and hearing issues
Skill in assessing and treating patients for speech, language and hearing issues
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write electronic reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the general public
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Perform job in a reliable, responsible and dependable manner
Ability to be proficient in developing, planning and using diagnostic tests, treatment techniques and evaluation procedures for patients with speech pathology
Nice to have:
Pediatric modified barium swallow study competency
One (1) year of outpatient experience preferred
Adult Outpatient Therapy: One (1) year of outpatient experience preferred
Will consider exceptional new graduate with extensive outpatient student fieldwork