Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Specialist - Bilingual (Eng/Span) - Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX 77001
About the Job
We are searching for a Speech Pathologist - (Feeding/Swallowing) -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will appropriately diagnose and treat patients primarily between the ages 0-21 with an emphasis in infant feeding with complex feeding/swallowing disorders.
There will be part time and full-time positions available.
Think you've got what it takes? Do you have an interest in medically complex patients and a multidisciplinary team approach in an outpatient setting?
Responsibilities:
- Performs evaluations/consultations and interprets results with the following populations: NICU/CICU discharges, infants/toddlers with complex airway disorders, trach/vent/PMV, post heart/lung transplant, head/neck tumors, infants/toddlers with complex airway disorders, and neurological disorders
- Involvement in multidisciplinary teams including Aerodigestive Clinic, Swallow Disorders Clinic, and trach/vent follow up clinic with pulmonology
- Completes clinical swallow evaluations and FEES during multidisciplinary clinics such as; Swallow Disorders Clinic Aerodigestive Team
- Completes Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Studies with infants, toddlers, and children
- Provides results verbally to patient and/or family/caregiver and/or to referral source
- Develops treatment plan in conjunction with patient and/or family/caregiver
- Implements treatment plan and monitors progress on an ongoing basis
- Maintains records as required by law, IDS policy and administrative regulations
- Documents evaluation procedures, results, diagnoses, and recommendations
- Attends and participates in continuing education programs as required to maintain licensure and promote professional growth
- Promotes speech-language pathology services within the community and the IDS
- Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology field of study required
- Must be Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- CCC-SLP certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association required
- TX-SLP license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
- 2 year professional speech-language pathology experience required, at least one year with pediatrics
- Preferred experience with pediatric dysphagia evaluation and treatment in medically complex populations including: NICU follow up, trach/vent/PMV, genetic syndromes, cardiac, and Head and Neck Tumor program
- Patients range in age from infancy to adolescents
- Opportunities for growth in VFSS and FEES
- Evidence-based evaluation and treatment methods
Source : Texas Children's Hospital