Speech Pathologist

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center seeks a full-time Speech Language Pathologist to join our large rehabilitation team. In this role, you will evaluate and treat patients after surgery, illness, or injury. The position has the opportunity to serve both the inpatient and outpatient settings, dependent on candidate experience and departmental needs. The patient populations range from pediatrics to geriatrics, and spans numerous service lines. Our ideal candidate would have some hospital experience, a strong background in dysphagia, VFSS/FEES experience, though all are encouraged to apply.

Joining the Speech-Language Pathology team at Dartmouth-Hitchcock means you will work closely with a large team with diverse areas of specialty. Our supportive leadership prioritizes practice improvement initiatives as well as opportunities for staff to engage in research and interdisciplinary clinics. The collaborative and collegial environment throughout the institution will enable you to provide the best care possible to your patients.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an academic health system serving patients across northern New England, providing the only Level I trauma center and the only air ambulance service (DHART) in New Hampshire. As the home to the Dartmouth Institute and Geisel School of Medicine, opportunities for academic appointment and advancement are rich for motivated providers. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is our primary location in Lebanon, NH, with a 396-bed (licensed) hospital that features the only Neurocritical Care Unit in northern New England. We are a Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and are a Certified Center of Excellence with the ALS Association. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health also includes the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation; and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD), the state’s only children’s hospital. Our mission is to advance health through research, education, clinical practice and community partnerships, providing each person the best care, in the right place, at the right time, every time.

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Lebanon and the neighboring town of Hanover, home to Dartmouth College, are located in the “Upper Valley” which straddles the pristine Connecticut River, a national heritage river and includes 46 towns in western New Hampshire and eastern Vermont. This local region boasts excellent local schools, a myriad of cultural opportunities through Dartmouth College, as well as the Lebanon Opera House and Northern Stage in White River Junction, as well as an abundance of recreational opportunities. Amenities associated with urban areas in Boston MA, Burlington, VT and Montreal QC are all within a few hours’ drive.

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1. Performs evaluations, develops plans and goals, and executes treatments according to the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) Standards of Practice for Speech Language Pathologists.
2. Maintain complete, accurate documentation and medical records in a timely manner and in the approved departmental and professional format.
3. Perform comprehensive assessment and management of patients with acute disorders of speech, language, swallowing, voice, and cognition.
4. Provide education to patients and their caregivers regarding evaluation findings, exercise programs, and management of care recommendations.
5. Perform instrumental assessments of swallowing including Modified Barium Swallow Studies and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing (FEES).
6. Work collaboratively with referring providers, team members, and other staff to ensure patient safety during testing and to develop plan of care.
7. Perform other duties as required or assigned.

• Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.

Required Licensure/Certifications

Dartmouth Health is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.