Speech Language Pathologist

• Provide quality diagnostic and therapeutic care to individuals who have or are suspected of having communication, swallowing, feeding or cognitive disorders
• PATIENT CARE - Diagnose, evaluate, educate and provide treatment to individuals who have or are suspected of having dysphagia
• PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with cognitive-communicative disorders resulting from traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury
• PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with speech and language disorders
• PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with tracheostomy tubes and augmentation communication devices
• PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders
• PATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat ENT patients
• SUPERVISION - Supervise graduate students, clinical fellows, and/or paraprofessionals as delegated
• EDUCATION - Provide education and training to hospital personnel as well as outside and rural communities as requested
• CONSULTATION - Consult with medical staff on patient care
• DOCUMENTATION - Document all patient care activities
• maintain all appropriate records
• QUALITY - Cooperate with data collection efforts related to the monitoring of quality records
• CUSTOMER RELATIONS - Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and Hospitals employees
• DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
• MEDICATION - Administer Medication for endoscopic procedures including lidocaine and oxymetazoline using a nasal atomizer via the Seven Rights
• document and communicate clinical findings in the EMR

• Master's Degree in Related Discipline
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Speech Language Pathologist License in NM W/in 30 days
• Cert Clin Competence ASLHA or Clin Fellowship
• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people
• Med Haz: Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materials
• May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

• Bilingual English/American Sign Language, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo
• 1 year directly related experience
• 1 yr rehabilitation interdisciplinary team experience
• 1 yr experience with brain injury patients

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials