RESPONSIBILITIES
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Screens, diagnoses and treats or provides professional consultations for patients who demonstrate disorders of speech, language, cognition, and/or swallowing.
- Participates as an integral member of the Rehab Team.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Essential: seeing, hearing, speaking, and finger dexterity.
- Continuous: standing and walking.
- Frequent: sitting, twisting body, pushing/pulling maximum weight up to 50 pounds of force, stooping/bending, squatting, reaching above and at shoulder level, reaching below shoulder, repetitive arm/hand motions, gripping of an object.
- Occasional: kneeling, climbing stairs, lifting usual weight up to 10 pounds, carrying maximum weight of 10 pounds.
- Operates computer, augmentative communication equipment, telephone, copy, fax machine, pulse oximeter, blood pressure device, electrolayrnx, vitalstim, endoscope, wall suction and pager/cell phone.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
- Frequent exposure to body fluids, especially oral/respiratory secretions, x-ray and potential communicable diseases.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
- Current Hawaii State license as a Speech Language Pathologist.
- Current American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification
- Current BLS/HCP certification.
- Completion of a Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) or Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) course.
B. EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in an acute care hospital or rehabilitation center preferred.
- Prior FEES or MBS clinical experience preferred.
- Experience with adult swallowing, communication, and cognitive evaluation and treatment preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet
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Our Mission: To fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai‘i.
Our Values:
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Aloha inspires us in all that we do
Respect and understanding are essential for the dignity of all
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