Speech Pathologist I - Alameda Health System

Job Summary:Under general supervision, provides or assists in providing professional services, including diagnosis andtreatment, to individuals with speech and language disorders. Performs related duties as required.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

1. Administers diagnostic tests of articulation, language (including semantics, syntax,grammar, morphology and phonology), auditory perception, voice and stuttering.

2. Assists in evaluating the patient’s communicative abilities by examining the peripheralspeech related mechanisms for impairment of vital capacity and tidal air, respiratorycontrol and coordination, laryngeal valving and phonatory function, pharyngeal andpalatal activity, articulatory movement of the lips, tongue, jaws and palate; conductsaudiological screenings.

3. Carries out treatment of communicative disorders using current principles, theories andpractices, assists in the preparation of audio-visual aids for use with patients.

4. Counsels patients and relatives regarding problems resulting from communicativedisorder; instructs patients and relatives in the principles of home treatment; assists inthe supervision and training of student speech therapists, assists in acquainting otherpersonnel with the principles and practices of speech therapy.

5. Employs the use of standard clinical equipment such as tape recorders, languagemaster, portable audiometer, audio-visual equipment. -

6. Keeps records of work performed and prepares reports on the patient’s treatment andprogress; attends inter-disciplinary staff conference to discuss the problems andprogress of various patients.

7. Participates in ward rounds and in inter-disciplinary staff meetings for planning total patient care; serves as consultant in speech pathology and audiology to otherdisciplines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: possession of a Master’s Degree or equivalent in Speech Pathology from a school approved bythe American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and completing a “Clinical Fellowship Year” of on-the-jobtraining, prior to qualifying for licensure and certification.