• Evaluation and management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders in an academic university hospital acute care
• Opportunities for increasingly complex diagnostic work, including completion of outpatient videofluoroscopic swallow studies and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallow studies
• Documentation of clinical findings, adhering to regulatory agency and insurance requirements
• Education of patients and families regarding communication and swallowing disorders
• 24 hour weekly position with FULL BENEFITS

• M.A. or M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence 
• Michigan Licensure for state of Michigan licensure
• Progressively complex experience with the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, resonance, cognitive-communicative and swallowing disorders.
• Excellent or strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to work effectively with medical and allied health professionals within an interdisciplinary team

Not a clinical fellowship year (CFY) position

• Previous experience in an acute care hospital
• Ability to perform and interpret videofluoroscopic swallowing studies

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

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