Position Highlights:

• Position: Speech Language Patholgist
• Location: Chicago, IL
• Full Time

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options, including Domestic Partner Coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking at designated locations
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Knowledge & Experience Required:

Minimum Formal Education Required: Graduate from a school of Speech Pathology with a Masters Degree from an accredited college or university approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

License, Certification, Registration Required: Holds or is working towards a Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American-Speech-Hearing Association. Holds or is working towards State of Illinois Licensure in speech-language pathology. Must have CPR certification.

Minimum Length & Nature of Experience Required: Has had supervised clinical experience in a hospital, rehabilitation or similar pathology setting.

Special Knowledge and Skills Required (may need addendum): Must demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with physicians, other health professionals, patients, family members, and the community. Must demonstrate good organizational and time management skills. Must be able to work effectively in an independent environment.

Physical Demands/Environmental Conditions:

List any aspect of the working conditions that might require accommodation for an employee (e.g., physical requirements, lifting, climbing, walking, standing, sitting, pushing/pulling, respiratory protection, etc., and the number of hours/day for each activity)

A. Physical Activities: 1) Amount of activity per day: sitting 10%, standing 50%, walking 40%. 2) The employee will occasionally: a. transfer patients in/out of chair, stairs/ramps; b. transfer patients from bed-to-cart or table to cart; c. climb stairs/ramps; d. work in kneeling/crouched position; e. reach above shoulder level; f. work with arms above shoulder height; g. work with arms extended at shoulder height; h. work with hands at waist level; i. reach or stretch from waist. Frequently: a. assist patients with ambulation, b. push/pull objects greater than 30lbs., c. work with body bent over at waist. 6.5 hrs

B. Lifting: 1) Employee will occasionally: a) lift items weighing 16-30lbs. Frequently: a) lift items greater than 30lbs, b) lift items less than 15 pounds. 2) Co-workers are occasionally available to assist with lifting.

C. Push/Pull: 1) The employee will occasionally push/pull patients on wheelchairs and carts weighing between 50 and 350lbs. Carts are equipped with wheels. 2) No equipment or machines to assist with pushing/pulling. Co-workers are occasionally available to assist.

D. Hand Coordination Activities: Gross manipulation, fine manipulation, simple grasping, power grip, and hand twisting are all required using both hands.

E. Working conditions: The employee is not exposed to any unusual working conditions.

F. Visual Conditions: The employee is not exposed to any unusual working conditions. Employee frequently: a) reads typed or handwritten pages, b) read one cm high lettering/numbers from a distance of 10-feet, c) uses peripheral vision, d) distinguishes between colors.

G. Hearing Functions: 1) Employee continually has contact with patients. 2) Frequently uses the telephone. 3) Occasionally distinguishes between tones (i.e. timers, equipment, alarms and pagers)..

List any equipment utilized within the scope of the job (e.g., EKG, CT Scan, computers).

Passy Muir Valve, VCR, Visipitch, suction equipment, laryngeal mirror, artificial larynx, computers. Telephone, photocopy machine, fax machine, printer.

Job Summary:

Provide professional speech therapy evaluation, treatment, and follow-up services to physician referred patients. Responsible for assessing patients and performing procedures consistent with or based on the age and developmental status of the patient to maximize the clinical outcome and safety of the patient.

Job Expectations:
List key responsibilities and duties.

SERVICE VALUES (Required for Introductory [90-day] and all other reviews)

Exceptional Customer Service (Focus on Empathy, Communication and Compassion):

Demonstrate a genuine sense of caring about the well-being and feelings of others

Follow-through on commitments to customers, those you make and those stated in NorthShore policies

Demonstrate sensitivity to those who are sick, scared, vulnerable and/or under time pressure

Maintain a professional and calm demeanor under stressful situations; treat customers with respect

Listen patiently and without interruptions, to fully understand and acknowledge the thoughts of others

Understand customer expectations and your responsibility in responding to them

Use service recovery behaviors: offer appropriate apologies, explanations and resolutions

Address customers by their formal name (Mr., Ms., Mrs.) or requested/preferred name and pronoun at least once during an interaction

Make eye contact with customers to demonstrate courtesy and attentiveness, while being sensitive to cultural differences

Maintain confidentiality in verbal, written and electronic communication

Supportive Workplace Interactions (Focus on Teamwork and Positive Outlook):

Work cooperatively, as a positive contributor to the "team," such as helping, supporting and appreciating colleagues

Demonstrate a positive attitude in all workplace interactions

Work effectively with others while respecting differences of opinion and style

Accept and provide positive and constructive feedback as an opportunity to learn and improve

Apply information about people, situations and processes before making judgements

Follow established processes, protocols and workflows

Respond positively and willingly to customer requests for assistance

Keep your work environment clean and presentable

Professional Work Ethic (Focus on Integrity, Initiative and Results):

Reflect a sense of personal and ethical accountability for the work you do

Demonstrate understanding that you represent NorthShore to each customer

Communicate in an honest and ethical manner to gain the trust and support of others at all levels

Take initiative to resolve problems and meet customer requests

Be flexible and embrace change with "can do" attitude

Demonstrate reliability in attendance and punctuality

Demonstrate reliability to complete duties in a professional, timely and accurate manner

Be results-oriented; establish priorities to work on what is important

Responsibility/ Duties:

1. Corporate Responsibility

Knowledge of federal, state and local laws that apply to job and area of responsibility.

Knowledge and application of NUHS policies, procedures and service standards that apply to job and area of responsibility

Ongoing growth and development from participation in events such as workshops, in-service programs, special clinics and departmental meetings and community events.

Assists with patient care at other locations when appropriate and as directed by department procedure.

2. Patient/Resident Care

Provides quality Speech Therapy services to patients including assessment, VFS, treatment intervention, patient family education, referrals, re-evaluations and discharge planning based on the age and developmental status of the patient. Service provision may include direct, group, monitored and consultative approaches.

Assists in the care and maintenance of equipment, supplies and treatment areas. Provides feedback regarding equipment needs.

Must be able to deal effectively with patient emergencies. Seeks supervisory assistance as necessary. Completes event reports as necessary.

Must be flexible and able to adjust to fluctuating patient census and scheduling conflicts.

Functions according to the ASHA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the profession.

Completes all appropriate competencies for level of position.

Maintains and adjusts schedule to meet caseload needs and all staffing levels to achieve expected level of productivity.

Appropriate assignment of patients to assistants.

Consistently provides competent, appropriate and timely services.

3. Documentation

Prepares and maintains accurate patient records including evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries and billing as required by Medicare, third party payers, and JCAHO/HFAP. Assures co-signature on notes and evaluations if waiting on licensure exam results.

Issues written home exercise programs.

Participates in peer review process of chart audits.

4. Communication

Reports on patient/resident progress at staffing and other conferences.

Attends patient care/resident staffing, family conferences, and hospital rounds as appropriate.

Communicates and collaborates with physician and other health professionals and family or caregivers facilitate optimal patient care.

Confers with supervisory therapists, other staff therapists, physicians and other related personnel regarding progress of patient/resident as needed.

5. Taking Initiative

Achieves 95% of goals

Consistently offers ideas and works with little direction.

Performs tasks outside of routine responsibilities to accomplish job objectives.

6. Educational Activities/Student Supervisory

Teaches appropriate speech therapy evaluation and treatment procedures to various hospital and community groups, students in allied professions and supportive personnel.

Must keep abreast of advances and changes in speech therapy services through attendance at professional meetings and continuing education seminars.

Attends departmental and PM&R meetings/in-services as appropriate.

Participates in in-service education for physical therapy staff.

Participates in the clinical supervision of speech therapy students, volunteers and high school students. Directly supervises 1-2 students per year under the direction of the student clinical coordinator.

Timely completion of interim and final student evaluation.

Provides appropriate student feedback in professional, timely manner, especially if there are problems.

Provides a beneficial learning experience.

Confers routinely with SCCE on status of student's clinical.