Supervisor - Speech Language Pathologist - $130K-169K per year at Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist Supervisor for a job in San Jose, California.

• Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: Ongoing
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Staff

Job Summary:
Manages the daily operations of the Speech Therapy Department at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center (KFRC). Ensures competency of staff, quality of care, compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Supervises staff and the quality of services/patient care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervises the daily operations of the department. Directs staff, ensures their competency, and develops in-service programs. Consults with physicians, health care providers, and members in areas of speech expertise.


• Develops and implements goals, policies and procedures, and quality assurance program to enhance services and patient care. Maintains and monitors the budget.  Identifies opportunities to reduce costs and increase services. Monitors the work, quality, and service of contract therapists.


• Collaborates with physicians and staff in resolving service and patient care issues. Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communications disorders, voice and swallowing impairments, and neurological defects.


•  Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.  At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.  Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

• Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience in a hospital/rehabilitation setting.


• Minimum one (1) year supervisory experience required.

• Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology.

• Speech-Language Pathologist License (California) required at hire
  

• Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology Certificate
  

• National Provider Identifier required at hire
  

• Knowledge of The Joint Commission and other legal requirements.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Completion of a Speech Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) Internship required.

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Kaiser Permanente Job ID #1305989. Posted job title: Speech Therapy Supervisor, Pediatrics

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