Speech Language Pathologist
$86,653–$122,075 year
On-siteSitka, Alaska, United States
Job Summary
Conduct general Speech-Language Pathology evaluations and treatments for patients across inpatient, outpatient, home health, and long-term care settings. Implement and modify therapy plans based on patient response, while documenting encounters, diagnoses, and treatment recommendations for continuity of care and reimbursement. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians and nurses, to review patient status and coordinate discharge planning. Provide patient education, home exercise programs, and community outreach services, including occasional multi-day travel to remote areas by boat or plane. Maintain clinical supplies, manage durable medical equipment, and participate in quality improvement and committee activities.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program
- CCC-SLP certification obtained within the first year of employment
- Alaska state licensure in Speech Language Pathology
- Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Current and valid Driver's License
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Clinical Competency certification
- High Risk Competency certification
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, teachers, community members, and non- SLP service professionals
- Ability to translate complex SLP service diagnoses, evaluations, and therapies into simple oral and written language
- Physical ability to deliver treatment techniques and assist patient mobility
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in all aspects of employment
- Knowledge of Physiology of speech production and swallowing including respiration, phonation, articulation resonance anatomic structures, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology supporting speech, language, hearing, swallowing, respiration, the vocal/aero digestive tract, and organic etiologies of disorders of communication
- Skill in assessing, treating, and evaluating speech and language therapy patients while synthesizing knowledge of neurological diseases and formulating results into a treatment plan
- Proficiency with computers including multiple software applications, interface with multiple programs, and use of laptops, tablets, and imaging devices
- Knowledge of regulations and practice standards of Speech-Language Pathology including billing mechanisms (Medicaid, Medicare, and third-party payers)
Desired Qualifications
- Acute care hospital experience including subspecialty areas including dysphasia and neurology
- Experience performing Modified Barium Swallow studies (MBSS) / video fluoroscopic swallowing studies
- Experience performing Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEEs)
- Experience performing bedside clinical swallowing examinations
- Experience administering a variety of standardized assessments and selecting the most appropriate test for a specific client
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