About this opportunity
University of Washington lists this Speech Pathologist opportunity in seattle, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Speech Pathologist.
Part-time (0.4 FTE / 16 hours per week)
Day Shift
Job Description
UW Medical Center - Northwest has an outstanding opportunity for Speech Pathologist.
WORK SCHEDULE
Part-time (0.4 FTE / 16 hours per week)
Day Shift
Department Description
UW Medicine Rehabilitation - Our multidisciplinary team is centered around compassion and innovation. We work closely with many types of specialists to give each patient the best possible path to recovery. Our passion and dedication to our purpose has allowed us to be recognized by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top rehabilitation programs in the nation. Become part of our team and join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community!
Primary Job Responsibilities
Provides professional speech, language, and/or audiology services to individuals with communicative disabilities such as language or articulation disorders, hearing loss or impairments, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, stuttering or voice disorders, neurological speech disorders, or delayer/disordered articulation and language
Identifies and evaluates hearing, language, and speech abilities using various diagnostic tools
Develops treatment programs with the cooperation of physicians, speech pathologists, audiologists, psychologists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, counselors, and teachers
Plans and provides for evaluation and treatment of individuals including: the provision for follow-up auditory threshold evaluations on persons failing the initial test measures and on those who are unable to participate in routine evaluation procedures, behavioral observation audiometry techniques, visual reinforcement audiometry techniques, play audiometry, standard pure tone or speech audiometry techniques, site of lesion testing, impedance audiometry, TROCA (tangible reinforcement operant conditioning audiometry), and other advanced testing techniques such as auditory brainstem response audiometry
Confers with family, clinical personnel, teachers, and other professional staff in the evaluation, treatment, and progression of client
Directs and evaluates speech-language or audiology students
Provides non-medical rehabilitation services to persons when appropriate, including: hearing aid selection, fitting and training procedures, use of auditory training equipment, application of audiometry training, speech reading, sign language training and counseling procedures, and preventative hearing conservation measures
Uses appropriate treatment methods for receptive and expressive language disabilities, aural habilitation/rehabilitation, articulation and voice disorders, stuttering and development of alternative means of communication (e.g., language board, sign language, etc.)
Uses equipment such as digital audio recorders, software/hardware
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Worksite address
seattle, WA, 98127, US
Who can apply
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