Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist-MSH/EHC/QHC-12756-007 - Mount Sinai Health System : Job Details

Job DescriptionUnder administrative and direct supervision of the Regional Director of Speech Pathology service and direct professional supervision of the Regional Chief Speech Language Pathologist, provides coverage for staff Speech Language Pathologists on an as needed basis. Performs and interprets dysphagia, speech, language, and voice diagnostic testing in accordance with established protocols. Counsels patients and families as to test results; interacts with referring physicians and prepares diagnostic reports. Provides dysphagia, speech, language, and voice therapies to relevant patients. Completes all appropriate medical documentation. Participates in training or in-service education programs.Responsibilities1. Performs diagnostic speech, language, voice and dysphagia evaluations (e.g., FEES, videofluoroscopy) in order to diagnose impairments such as language disorders, articulation defects, voice disorders, stuttering, aphasia, etc. Prepares written evaluations and completes medical documentation. Provides patient and family counseling; advises physicians and clinical staff of results; discusses speech/language therapies. Contacts external agencies regarding test results/case management.2. Provides speech, language, voice and dysphagia treatment for patients who would potentially benefit. Prepares written treatment plans, reports, progress notes, discharge summaries and other medical documentation at appropriate intervals. Provides patient/family counseling; advises physicians and clinical staff of progress; maintains contacts with external agencies.3. Participates in medical and professional conferences to discuss test results, case analysis and follow-up to treatments. Participates in institutional or external in-service programs for purposes of continuing clinical education. Provides teaching or training, as required, of clinicians, medical residents, students and externs. Participates in quality assurance programs for service.4. Performs other duties pursuant to clinical responsibility, such as arranging follow-up for patients.Performs related duties as required professionally, or required by Regional Director of Hearing and Speech, physicians, Director of Service.Working Conditions:1. Incumbents work under generally pleasant conditions; most work is performed in air-conditioned, heated, well-lighted area.2. Hazardous conditions may exist on rare occasions when there may be patients who exhibit unstable or aggressive behavior. Incumbents may be exposed minimally to biohazardous substances, such as blood-borne pathogens, through nature of work performed.3. Sessional coverage is determined on an as need basis by the Regional Chief Speech Pathologist.Qualifications1. Job requires completion of NYS-approved program for training of speech/language pathologists to acquire knowledge of assessment and treatment of communication disorders involving language, fluency, voice and articulation; use of equipment; and counseling, ordinarily acquired via Masters Degree.2. New York State licensure as Speech/Language Pathologist mandatory. 3. Very high level of analytical ability required to effectively and expeditiously diagnose and treat communication disorders including cognitive communicative, voice, language, feeding and swallowing for culturally diverse patient populations. Effective time management for punctual documentation is also required.4. Interacts with various internal hospital medical, administrative and professional staff in the course of routine clinical duties. High degree of responsibility required for daily contacts with patients and their families.5. Some manual dexterity required for manipulation of testing or treatment materials and equipment.6. Spanish speaking skills are a plus.About UsStrength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history! About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high Honor Roll status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's The World's Best Smart Hospitals ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism. EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans