BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

Examine, diagnose and provide clinical services for patients who may or do have a communication disorder or disorders, including those of a highly complex and unusual nature.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Select, administer and interpret appropriate diagnostic and/or clinical procedures to provide for differential diagnosis of patients' communication status.

Coordinate diagnostic results with those from other professions, such as educational, medical, social and behavioral information.

Plan, direct, conduct or participate in complex habilitative and rehabilitative programs including counseling, guidance and clinical work regarding appropriate modes of communication for a patient.

Predict potential benefit to patient from clinical work.

Initiate and maintain functional, comprehensive records concerning each patient.

Provide information to other professionals regarding status and program needs of patients in order to facilitate continuity of services.

Counsel patients, families and others concerning the management of the patient's communication disorder including the social and psychological problems associated with it.

Instruct and supervise graduate students in speech pathology and audiology.

Train individuals in other professions in speech pathology techniques and procedures.

Train, schedule, assign and evaluate work of support staff.

Participate in service training programs in speech pathology and/or related professions.

Participate in research to develop diagnostic and remedial techniques and procedures for communication disorders and other research pertaining to communication processes.

Maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students and the public.

In addition to the duties and responsibilities noted above, the position description must include statements from UI Health Care Core Values (WECARE) for Health Care positions or Universal Competencies for all other positions.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from Home Health Administrator

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Functional supervision is exercised over support staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

A Master's degree in Speech Pathology is required.

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology issued by the American Boards of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech and Hearing Association or qualifications equivalent to such certification is required.

Considerable (3-5 years) directly related experience in Speech Pathology is required.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

An individual is considered to possess such equivalent qualifications if s/he meets the academic, practicum and supervised experience requirements for certification and has achieved an acceptable score on the National Examination in Speech Pathology.