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West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital

Speech Language Pathologist

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Sulphur, Louisiana, United States, 70665

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DESCRIPTION

General Function:

The practice of speech‑language pathology includes providing screening, identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, intervention (i.e., prevention, restoration, amelioration, compensation) and follow‑up services for disorders of:

Speech: articulation, fluency, voice (including respiration, phonation, and resonance).

Language (involving the parameters of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics; and including disorders of receptive and expressive communication in oral, written, graphic, and manual modalities).

Oral, pharyngeal, cervical esophageal, and related function (e.g., dysphagia including disorders of swallowing and oral function for feeding; orofacial myofunctional disorders).

Cognitive aspects of communication (including communication disability and other functional disabilities associated with cognitive impairment).

Social aspects of communication (including challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, lack of communication opportunities).

Including children of all ages (newborn, infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric).

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS Educational Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Speech‑Language Pathology Program.

Masters degree and the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) or in the process of completing the Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).

Experience Requirements

Experience with Videofluoscopic evaluations preferred.

Special Requirements

License to practice Speech‑language Pathology in the State of Louisiana.

Physical demands: Moderate

Mental demands: Stressful

Working conditions: In hospital areas

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