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Job Summary:

Manages the daily operations of the Speech Therapy Department at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center (KFRC). Ensures competency of staff, quality of care, compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Supervises staff and the quality of services/patient care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Supervises the daily operations of the department. Directs staff, ensures their competency, and develops in-service programs. Consults with physicians, health care providers, and members in areas of speech expertise.

• Develops and implements goals, policies and procedures, and quality assurance program to enhance services and patient care. Maintains and monitors the budget. Identifies opportunities to reduce costs and increase services. Monitors the work, quality, and service of contract therapists.

• Collaborates with physicians and staff in resolving service and patient care issues. Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communications disorders, voice and swallowing impairments, and neurological defects.

• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

  Basic Qualifications:

  Experience

• Minimum five (5) years of clinical experience in a hospital/rehabilitation setting.

• Minimum one (1) year supervisory experience required.

• Education

• Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology.

  License, Certification, Registration

• Speech-Language Pathologist License (California) required at hire

• Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology Certificate

• National Provider Identifier required at hire

  Additional Requirements:

• Knowledge of The Joint Commission and other legal requirements.

• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

• Completion of a Speech Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) Internship required.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• N/A

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Speech Therapy Supervisor

LOCATION: Santa Clara, California

REQNUMBER: 1305989

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.