Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Requirements

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of the principles of neonatal, pediatric, and adolescen

Benefits

Additional Information

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Children's Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country. We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it's like to work at Children's Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ 13 month Clinical Fellowship program including: Caseload management, direct training in clinical specialty areas, and learning projects. Examines, tests, diagnoses, plans, and implements complex treatment programs for pediatric inpatients and, outpatients with communication disorders and/or feeding difficulties. Included are developmental speech disorders, language disorders, communication problems due to hearing loss, congenital or acquired neurological disorders, fluency problems, difficulty with social use of language, alternative or augmentative communications systems, rehabilitative needs, monitors patient progress, ensures that recommendations are followed, and maintains clinical records according to established procedures. Essential Functions Developmental: Understands and satisfies the needs of the neonatal, pediatric, adolescent and/or adult patient in regard to their growth and development process and as pertains to communication and feeding development. Patient Evaluation/Inpatient Consultation: Evaluates inpatients and/or outpatients referred due to a communication disorder or feeding problem. Provides diagnostic evaluations, diagnostic reevaluations, and treatment. Competencies may include: augmentative systems/AAC, language delays/disorders, developmental and motor speech disorders, cleft palate/VPI, laryngeal voice disorders (including speaking valves), fluency/stuttering, Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies (VFSS), Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), clinical feeding/swallowing (including but not limited to NICU, CICU, Feeding Team), inpatient/outpatient rehab, oropharyngeal prostheses. Treatment: Provides prelinguistic, feeding/swallowing, speech, language, fluency, resonance, or voice treatment. Participates in weekend/holiday on-call coverage rotation (Inpatient units only). Case Management: Gain progressive increase in independence to maintain caseload of patients adhering to department guidelines. Trains families, hospital staff, and community providers regarding patient needs. Understands the medical and developmental needs of populations served. Attends staffing/ team meetings, rounds, etc. Documentation: Maintains timely written documentation of evaluation, Plans of Care, treatment, progress and follow-up, adhering to department and hospital guidelines. Patient/Family Teaching: Counsels and trains parents, and hospital staff regarding communication, feeding problems and treatment programs. Provides family with appropriate home programming to facilitate carryover of therapeutic strategies/plans. Discharge Planning: Plans for discharge from the hospital or from ongoing outpatient therapy into the home, school, or other community providers. Accountability/Productivity: Maintains a regular schedule of patients for evaluation and treatment. Maintains productivity to support department goals. Professional Development/Continuing Education: Maintains continuing education requirements as indicated by ASHA and Wisconsin State Licensure. Provides in-service training to CW staff and community partners, lectures on topics related to speech and language profession to support department goals. Personal Development/Goals: Recognizes need for improvement in clinical areas and core competencies. Sets and achieves personal goals. Education: Master's Degree Background in the areas of child development, speech/language development, audiology, speech disorders (functional and organic), language impairments, neuropathology, feeding/swallowing, and anatomy and physiology as acquired through completion of a Master's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology required.