Job Description
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ready to make a real difference in people's lives? Here's what you'll be doing:
- Deliver dynamic clinical speech-language pathology services to our patients, including:
- Partner with patients, families, and our HFHS team to tackle communication and swallowing challenges head-on;
- Diagnose speech, language, and swallowing disorders with precision, and evaluate each patient's unique condition and potential;
- Create personalized, engaging treatment and therapy programs that actually work;
- Schedule and conduct follow-up visits to track progress and celebrate wins.
- Master clinical equipment to measure speech production characteristics during evaluations and treatment sessions—think of it as your toolkit for success!
- Perform endoscopic assessments of vocal fold vibratory function and swallowing function with expertise and care.
- Collaborate with our dietary team to develop nutritional menus and eating programs that support patients with swallowing challenges—teamwork at its finest.
- Empower patients by prescribing appropriate communication technology after cancer or laryngeal surgery, and teach them to use it effectively to reclaim their voice and communication skills.
- Contribute to the bigger picture by participating in departmental education and research programs, including program development and mentoring clinical fellows and graduate students.
- Lead and inspire departmental graduate students and clinical fellows through work scheduling, motivation, performance feedback, and day-to-day guidance.
- Be our ambassador by representing HFHS at community, regional, and national conferences, and educating local organizations about the amazing programs we offer.
- Stay flexible and tackle other related duties as assigned or requested—because great teams adapt and support each other!