SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST II

Evaluates patient's skills in the area of speech, language, voice, cognition,
swallowing, and case management and establishes a plan of care. Provides
independently treatment under periodic supervision as warranted.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

‎1.Provides quality habilitative/rehabilitative care for patients receiving
speech language pathology and swallowing services.
‎2.Demonstrates knowledge of all departmental procedure manuals (i.e.,
diagnostic tests and equipment).
‎3.Conducts habilitative/rehabilitative treatment programs to restore
communicative efficiency of individuals with communication problems of organic
and non-organic etiology.
‎4.Ability to effectively communicate medical information, test results,
proposed treatment, and diagnosis.
‎5.Discusses readiness of patient to be discharged with Head, Speech Language
Pathology, and/or Inpatient/Outpatient Team Leaders. Ensures that any patient
can be discharged if s/he has the co-signature of the head of speech language
pathology section of the inpatient or outpatient team leader.
‎6.Provides education to patients and caregiver as required.
‎7.Reviews treatment plans and assesses individual's performance to modify,
change or write new programme, and indicate prognosis with appropriate team
leader(s) and/or head of Speech Language Pathology (SLP).
‎8.Maintains records as required by policies and administrative regulations.
‎9.Determines need for referral to other specialties in other areas and
discusses with the head of SLP and/or in patient or outpatient team leaders.
‎10.Spends ‎80% of working hours in direct patient care and ‎20% of working hours
to complete administrative responsibilities including: development of clinical
and educational materials in Arabic, as well as participation in clinical
research activities. The administrative time will also be utilized clinically
when there is staff shortage as assigned by SLP head.
‎11.Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.
‎12.Participates in self and others education, training, and development, as
applicable.
‎13.Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Master 's, or Bachelor's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Swallowing
Sciences from accredited Universities with evidence of at least one (‎1) year
of Clinical Internship in a Medical and/or Rehabilitative Services Facility is
required.

Experience Required

• Grade ‎09:
  Two (‎2) year's with Master's, or Four (‎4) years with Bachelor's Degree of
  related experience in Speech Language Disorders in an accredited facility is
  required.


• Grade ‎10:


• Four (‎4) years as Speech Language Pathologist II at KFSH&RC.


• Average of annual performance appraisal at least (‎3.5) for the last four (‎4) years.


• One Hundred (‎100) hours of cumulative continued medical education [CME].

Other Requirements(Certificates)

• Current Registration from country of origin and Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) is required.


• Must be bilingual (Arabic-English).


• Saudi Nationals Only.