Overview

The Speech/Language Therapist will provide services to both the Ambulatory Care Network Clinic patients and BronxCare Health System in-patients. The Speech/Language Therapist will report directly to the Director of Audiology/Speech Pathology. Consultation services will be provided upon request to all other departments within Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. Services will be provided to persons of all ages with communication and/or dysphagia disorders

Responsibilities

-Evaluation and treatment of the following disorders:a. Speech disorders (e.g. articulation, fluency, voice). b. Cognitive/communication speech and language disorders 1. child language disorders (e.g. neurodevelopmental disorders; autism; mental retardation; learning disabilities. c. Oral-pharyngeal function (e.g. dysphagia/swallowing and related disorders)

-Assess, selects and develops augmentative and alternative communication systems and provides training in their use.

-Provide evaluation of dysphagia patients using FEES (FlexibleEndoscopic Eval Swallow) and provides MBS (Modified Barium Swallow) testing.

-Assumes responsibility for in-service training and program development.

Qualifications

-Available to work five(5) days a week, 35 hours weekly.

-Three to five (3-5) years of clinical experience with children and adults .

-New York State License in Speech/Language Pathology.

-Master's in Speech Pathology.