Speech Therapist Specialist
🔍 San Antonio
- 📁
- Faculty
- 💼
- School of Medicine
- 📅
- 25000248 Requisition #
Speech Therapist Specialist
Mays Cancer Center
The nationally recognized Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Physical Therapy, is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated full time Speech Therapist to join our team as a full-time faculty member. This role offers an exciting opportunity for individuals passionate about academic medicine and patient care excellence.
Position Highlights:
Provide specialized care to patients in our outpatient clinics, focusing on treating neurology/neurodegenerative patients
No nights, calls, or weekends required.
Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Sciences/Disorders (required)
Current licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist
Experience in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with dysphagia, voice, dysarthria, oral motor deficits, and speech/swallow disorders related to head neck cancer treatment including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
Skill set to perform, laryngoscopy, and Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) procedures at assess voice and swallow disorders.
Evaluation and treatment of total laryngectomy patients and tracheotomy patients.
Experience to size and place tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis (TEP) in post-laryngectomy patients for voice rehabilitation and provide on-going patient instruction on the use/maintenance of TEP devices.
Collaborate with Head and Neck oncology care team including Head Neck Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, Nurse Navigator, and members of the Head Neck Tumor Board.
Attend weekly Multi-disciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Tumor Board.
Work with Mays Cancer Center Rehabilitation leadership team to identify equipment needs to provide standard of care speech pathology services.
If you are ready to contribute to a dynamic academic environment and make a meaningful impact on patient care, we encourage you to apply!
Visit UT Health San Antonio Careers https:/wp.uthscsa.edu/careers/ to apply for REQ 25000248 and submit your cover letter and curriculum vitae.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical- UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for fulltime employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision- Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
Disability- Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement- Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each fiscal year.
Discounts- Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.
