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Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the world. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Speech Pathologist, you will perform clinical Speech Pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients. You will interpret and report test results to facilitate medical diagnosis, provide counseling and education to patients and their families, and determine therapeutic plans. This position offers an unmatched opportunity to positively impact your community while gaining hands-on experience to enhance your skills.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM - 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients.

+ Interpret and reports on test results to facilitate medical diagnosis.

+ Provide counseling and education about communication and diagnosis to patients and their families.

+ Determine therapeutic plan, including need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.

+ Select assistive speech devices to improve patient communication.

+ Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.

+ Provide observations about hearing and other behavior 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 schools and employers.

+ Maintain speech pathology equipment and materials.

+ Assist with planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting, purchase of new equipment or materials.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Master's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology

+ Current Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) in Ohio from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

+ Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

+ Completion of a nine-month clinical fellowship year

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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.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities