Speech Language Pathologist
Primary Location Tacoma, Washington
Worker Location Onsite
Job Number 1321955 Date posted 11/16/2024
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Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
MUST HAVE PEDIATRIC EXPERIENCE. WOULD PREFER EXPERIENCE WITH MBSS AND VOICE, BUT ABLE TO TRAIN.
Job Summary:
Provide evaluation, diagnosis, evidence based treatment, and prevention measures to patients related to speech, language, learning, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing/feeding and fluency disorders. Develop and implement patient care plans. Provide patient care within an integrated Care Delivery (IGP) model including coordinated care with physicians, family and other team members with regards to diagnosis, intervention and progress. Fulfill all documentation and coding requirements. Follow Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and departmental policies and procedures. Comply with all regulatory requirements.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Evaluate, diagnose and provide treatment for speech, language/learning, cognitive-communication, swallowing and fluency disorders.
- Complete required procedure or visit documentation and coding.
- Contribute to program development and quality activities. Meet continuing education, certification and training requirements.
- Provide feedback to team per integrated Care Delivery model.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum nine (9) months experience as a clinical speech-language pathologist. Paid clinical speech-language pathologist fellowship experience may be considered towards the experience requirement.
Education
- Masters degree in communication disorders or speech-language pathology.
License, Certification, Registration
- Speech-Language Pathologist License (Washington) required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
Additional Requirements:
- Clinical competence for age(s), populations, and disorders based on job site location that may include; autism spectrum disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, feeding aversion, adult neurogenic disorder, dysphagia, speech, language, fluency, voice, and cognitive-communication.
- Must be proficient with computers including Word, Excel, Epic, SonaSpeech.
- Completed Clinical Fellowship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Five (5) years of clinical experience.
- Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Certification obtained shortly after date of hire/transfer.
- Expert level of competence with skills that include specialty training in FEES, videofluoroscopy, videostroboscopy,
- American Sign Language, PROMPT, and accent modification.
Primary Location: Washington,Tacoma,Tacoma Mall Behavioral Health & Speech
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 30
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 07:45 AM
Working Hours End: 06:15 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: J01|SEIU|SEIU Local 1199 RN/ANRP
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Tacoma BHS & Speech - Speech Therapy - 1130
Pay Range: $48.58 - $70.74 / year
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
