Clinical Speech Pathologist

Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County since 1949, Marymount Hospital is a 269-registered bed acute care, faith-based hospital and became the first regional hospital to become a member of the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare System in 1995. This Magnet-recognized hospital maintains a strong commitment to the communities it serves through blending compassionate patient care with exceptional medical expertise. At Marymount Hospital, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare.    

A Speech Pathologist evaluates patients to determine the causes and effects of various speech, language, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders that affect patients. They investigate communications disorders and often different kinds of behaviors that manifest with communication difficulties. The Speech Pathologist in this role will care for adult patients over the age of 18 years old. You will work with patients with neuro disorders, dysphagia, and cognitive issues. This is a great hands-on role that will help you feel fulfilled in the work you do each day. 

A caregiver in this position works days 8:00AM – 4:30PM, including one weekend per month. 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide clinical services to patients.  

• Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures.  

• Evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients.  

• Interpret and report test results to facilitate medical diagnosis.  

• Provide counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and families.  

• Determine therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.  

• Select assistive speech devices to improve the patient’s communication.  

• Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.  

• Provide observations about hearing and other behaviors to help determine the need for other services.  

• Maintain records of all services.  

• Communicate results and recommendations for improving communicative function to referral sources and outside agencies such as schools and employees.  

• Assist with planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting and purchase of new equipment or materials. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology  

• Hold or be eligible for a Speech Pathology (SP) license from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology 

• Hold a Speech Pathology license in the state of Ohio 

• Hold Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)  

• Completion of a nine-month clinical fellowship year 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Experience working with adult patients 

• Experience performing Modified Barium Swallow (MBS)