Speech Language Pathologist - SLP - Westover Hills

Texas ENT • San Antonio, TX, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 4m ago

At Texas ENT Specialists, our commitment lies in delivering exceptional patient care while prioritizing the satisfaction of our team members. We strive to attract and retain the industry's finest talent—individuals who are passionate about their roles and driven to effect meaningful change in a dynamic healthcare landscape. Explore our career opportunities below and become part of our dedicated team!

An Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace.

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is part of a team of clinical staff, advanced practice providers, and physicians committed to treating a range of complex voice, swallowing, and upper airway disorders in an outpatient medical setting. The SLP frequently works in tandem with fellowship-trained Laryngologist and Head & Neck Oncologic Surgeons. The SLP performs comprehensive patient assessments, establishes appropriate treatment goals, and serves as an educator to patients, families, students, and colleagues.

Essential Job Functions:

Evaluate and treat patients referred to laryngology services for voice/swallow/airway concerns. This includes:
- Obtaining a detailed case history.
- Obtaining objective measures and psychoacoustic judgments of phonatory ability.
- Administering and interpreting acoustic analysis for documentation of vocal parameters.
- Administering and interpreting videolaryngostroboscopic, videonasoendoscopic, FEES and modified barium video swallow evaluations.
- Utilizes electromyography machine in accordance with laryngologist for various therapeutic tasks.
Provide pre-treatment evaluation and counseling and post-treatment care for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. This includes:
- Provide pre- and post-treatment swallowing evaluation for patients undergoing surgical or medical treatment (chemoradiation) of head and neck cancer.
- Provide post-treatment dysphagia therapy for patients requiring rehabilitation after treatment for head and neck cancer.
- Provide pre-operative education and counseling for patients undergoing laryngectomy and establish a plan of care for post-operative alaryngeal speech restoration, to include use of electrolarynx, esophageal speech and tracheoesophageal prosthesis (TEP).
- Evaluate, manage, and replace TEP voice prostheses.
Advocate for patients undergoing treatment for rehabilitation of voice/swallow/airway disorders and interact on the patient’s behalf with physicians, nurses, employers, etc.
- Interpret evaluation results for patients, their families, and medical staff and make appropriate recommendations for management and treatment.
- Develop appropriate goals for each patient, and design and execute a therapeutic program to meet these goals.
- When appropriate, makes referrals for medical evaluation, audiology services or follow up by other medical professionals.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in communication sciences and disorders, psychology, education, linguistics, English, language development, or a related field of study.
Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology.
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).
Valid license from the State of Texas to practice as an SLP.
Experience in the independent evaluation and treatment of laryngeal, phonatory, swallowing and upper airway disorders.
Interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of HIPAA standards and regulations.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Strong understanding of speech-related conditions, causes, and treatments.
Experience with eClinical Works or other electronic medical records system.

Work Conditions:

Work is performed in a fast-paced medical/clinical environment.
Work may require sitting for long periods of time, as well as some bending and reaching for files/supplies.
Will occasionally lift items weighing up to 25 pounds.
Work will require viewing a computer screen and typing for long periods of time.

AAP/EEO Statement
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at TENTS will be based on qualifications and job-related abilities. TENTS does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. TENTS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship.

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