Job detail
SLP Clinical Facilitator, Externship
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Career Center
Location (2)
Los Angeles, California
Salary
$65 / HOUR
Locations
2 listed locations
Los Angeles, CaliforniaSan Marcos, California
Quick overview
Educates, mentors, and supervises MS-SLP students during clinical micro-externship experiences. Assesses student performance in patient evaluations, treatment, and clinical documentation while collaborating with faculty.
Requirements summary
Requires a master's degree or higher in SLP, state licensure, and ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence. Must have at least 2 years of hands-on patient care experience and completion of ASHA supervision requirements.
postgraduate degreeprofessional certificateOrganizational SkillsPatient CareCollaborationTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationClinical SupervisionOral CommunicationScreeningPatient EvaluationStudent Mentoring
Job description
- The mission of the University of St.
- Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.
- GENERAL SUMMARY The SLP Clinical Facilitator - Externship is a state licensed and ASHA-certified speech language pathologist who educates, mentors and supervises students performing client evaluations, screenings, and treatment to patients (adult and pediatric) attending the USAHS MS-SLP micro-externship experiences.
- Clinical Facilitators for Externship review and collaborate on the design and implementation of clinical micro-externship experiences and assess the clinical performance and documentation skills of students in these micro-experiences.
- Clinical Facilitators for Externship are required to attend any essential training opportunities offered by the program.
- The qualified candidate must have an entry-level master’s degree or higher along with appropriate state license and ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience is required in a patient care setting in the profession, and completion of the ASHA requirement for supervision of graduate interns.
- The successful candidate will have excellent oral communication and organizational skills, be responsive to adult student needs, and be able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- This is a part-time, hourly appointment, not to exceed 25 hours per week.
- Weekly work schedules are defined in cooperation with program leaders and faculty.
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Prepares the physical clinical environment to ensure both students and clients are ready for sessions.
- Organizes and maintains micro-externship program model; contributes to the review and development of micro-externship experiences as applicable.
- Teaches and models clinical communication, professionalism, and collaboration.
- Interacts frequently with students to provide direction, guidance, and feedback.
- Assists with administration, scoring, written reporting of screeners and assessments, as well as therapy sessions.
- Communicates with students and families on screening, assessment and treatment activities.
- Monitors student performance and progress with clinical skills development; provides feedback; and facilitates student participation in learning activities.
- Assesses student performance on assessment, intervention, interaction and personal qualities.
- Supervises, assesses, and provides feedback to students regarding proper protocols for clinical documentation.
- Reports student grades at end of micro-externship experience / term to the MS-SLP program.
- Communicates with MS-SLP faculty to ensure consistent content delivery, student concerns, and to recommend changes for upcoming semesters.
- Participates in meetings with the MS-SLP program.
- Serves as student-to-university liaison.
- Upholds student and part-time faculty handbook policies.
- Promotes professionalism by modeling such behaviors.
- Self-evaluates clinical supervision performance; sets goals for improvement in collaboration with program leadership and faculty.
- OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
- POSITION IN ORGANIZATION Reports to: Director of SLP Clinical Education Placement Team Positions Supervised: Not applicable
