Per Diem Speech/Language Pathologist

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The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Great opportunity at MSK!  The Speech & Hearing Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center treats inpatients and outpatients with a range of speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders resulting from a range of diagnosis and etiologies. We are excited to add a Per Diem Speech/Language Pathologist to our team to help us take care of our growing patient population.

Role Overview:

• Perform a variety of Speech Pathology diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic procedures for inpatients with potential to expand coverage to outpatient clinic.

• Develop optimal therapeutic treatment and discharge plans for patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders according to principles and practices of the profession in order to maintain high standards and uniform level of care.

• Provide counseling to patients and their families as needed by explaining the treatment plan and providing pertinent literature to ensure they are well informed and abreast of the patient’s current level of functioning and prognosis.

• Provide appropriate information regarding community resources to the general population and peers within the Speech and Hearing community.

• Communicate with family members, physicians, nurses, teachers and outside agencies regarding results of evaluations, therapeutic interventions and recommendations.

• Work closely with the rest of the department to promote continuity of care, best practice and ongoing program growth and development.

• Document patient visits/consults and maintains proper documentation in patient medical record in accordance with JCAHO and NY State regulations and completes documentation to bill for the services rendered.

Key Qualifications:

• New York State Licensure in Speech Pathology

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech Language Hearing Association

• Master’s degree in Speech Pathology plus one year fellowship

Preferred:

• Experience and a strong interest in working with the Oncology population in an acute care setting, including:

• Adult speech, language, and cognitive evaluations and management for inpatients with deficits related to a primary cancer or treatment related sequelae.

• Dysphagia evaluation and treatment in the acute setting and ability to determine the need for instrumental evaluation.

• Evaluating swallowing and voice with Tracheostomy and ventilator dependent patients.

• Experience with instrumental evaluations of swallowing- Videofluoroscopy and FEES.

• Experience and comfort evaluating and treating patients with complex medical issues.

Core Skills:

• Effective communication skills

• Self-motivated and results-oriented

• Readiness to tackle challenges

• Strong attention to detail

• Team-oriented

Additional Information:

• Location: main hospital campus, 1275 York Avenue, in NYC

• Schedule: Availability/flexibility to cover Monday through Friday starting at 9am. Minimum requirement of 3 days per month with potential to cover short-term leave.

• Reporting to Manager, Speech Pathology

Pay Range: $75/hr.

Helpful Links:

• MSK Compensation Philosophy

Please note, we are not considering Clinical Fellows for this position.

Closing:

At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

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