SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST - Pathways Academy - Full Time

About Our Organization

At McLean Hospital, we dedicate ourselves each and every day to our mission of clinical care, scientific discovery, professional training and public education in order to improve the lives of people with psychiatric illness and their families. In all of our work, we strive to conduct ourselves with unwavering integrity, demonstrate compassion and respect for our patients, their families and colleagues, foster an environment that embraces diversity and promotes teamwork, and achieve excellence and ever-better effectiveness and efficiency through innovation.

McLean is a close-knit community and a caring work environment with many opportunities to learn, grow and contribute. Thanks to our employees, McLean has been consistently ranked the nations top freestanding psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report since 1993.

Responsibilities

As a member of an interdisciplinary team, provides comprehensive Speech-Language Therapy services to students.

Skills/Abilities/Competencies

Successful candidate must possess basic computer skills in order to use a variety of electronic systems to access and/or maintain personal employment-related data, satisfy required annual trainings, and use job-specific applications. All employees of McLean Hospital are assigned an email account for business communication purposes. Candidate must also be able to consistently demonstrate McLean Values of integrity, compassion and respect, diversity and teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited school of Speech-Language therapy with a Masters Degree, in Speech-Language Pathology. Must be licensed by the state of Massachusetts. Must be certified by American Speech-Language Hearing Association with at least 2 years experience in hospital or clinical setting working as a Speech and Language therapist.

Conditions of Employment

Employment at McLean Hospital is contingent upon a successful CORI (Criminal Background Check), National Background Check and clearance from the Occupational Health Department.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of McLean Hospital to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation. All aspects of employment including recruitment, selection, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, termination, compensation and benefits conform to this policy in order to further the principles of equal employment opportunity and the spirit of affirmative action.

Additional Information

Pathways Academy is a private, year-round school developed to meet the psychological, social and academic needs of children and adolescents ages six through 22, with Asperger's Syndrome and related disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders, nonverbal learning disabilities, sensory processing disorder, socialization and peer-relations problems, anxiety disorders and school phobias. Operated by the Center for Neurodevelopmental Services at McLean Hospital, Pathways Academy is fully approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education and has a staff-to-student ratio of 1:2.