Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) is seeking an On-Call Speech Pathologist in our Primary Care Clinic. Responsible for collaborating with an interdisciplinary health professional team in the Oral Cleft Clinic. This position will focus exclusively on providing clinical services. The speech pathologist will be part of a multidisciplinary health care team including physicians, nurses, dieticians, social workers, multiple subspecialists, as well as medical students and residents. The clinic serves as a resource for the region, providing multidisciplinary care and consultation for children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of genetic, congenital, and developmental disorders.

• Provides evaluation and treatment recommendations for children and adolescents with cleft lip/palate and other related conditions
• Participate in interdisciplinary team case conferences
• Document patient care and actions per clinic standard
• Maintains CEUs required by license
• Availability to work occasional overtime on weekends or evenings to complete time sensitive projects
• Acquires knowledge for new technology and policy/procedure revisions
• All other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program required
• Ability to use an Electronic Health Record

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current Michigan State licensure

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and proficiency in EMR
• Knowledge and proficiency in word processing and file management using Microsoft Office and other software as required by the department
• Knowledge and proficiency in grammar and spelling skills
• Ability to effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing
• Ability to interpret, comprehends, and transmits complicated and detailed instructions accurately
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize priorities in organization of work flow
• Able to perform duties independently, with a minimal need for direct supervision

About Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed)

We are committed to excellence and health equity through transformative medical education, high-quality, patient- and family-entered care, innovative research, and community partnerships within a just culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our vision is health equity for all in Southwest Michigan through innovation in the practice and study of medicine.

The medical school is a collaboration of Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo's two teaching health systems, Ascension Borgess and Bronson Healthcare. The medical school is a private nonprofit corporation supported by private gifts, clinical revenues, research activities, tuition, and endowment income. WMed is the recipient of a $100 million foundational gift and the Empowering Futures Gift, a philanthropic commitment of $300 million to support the mission of the medical school. WMed contributes to the economic vitality of Southwest Michigan through the services we provide as well as the creation of 1,600 new jobs and an annual estimated economic impact of $353 million in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

WMed is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Higher Learning Commission. The medical school offers a comprehensive, innovative four-year Doctor of Medicine degree program and a Master of Science degree program in Biomedical Sciences. We train physicians in 10 residencies and five fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. To support our educational mission, we have Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education, which incorporates accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

WMed Health is the clinical practice of the medical school with more than 300 providers offering comprehensive primary care and specialty services in several locations throughout the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek areas. Faculty in the Department of Pathology serve as the Office of the Medical Examiner for counties throughout Michigan and northern Indiana.

The W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus located in downtown Kalamazoo serves as the primary educational facility with student study and social spaces, team-based learning halls, faculty and administrative offices, a state-of-the-art Simulation Center accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, basic science research labs, as well as toxicology and forensic pathology labs.

WMed builds upon Kalamazoo’s century-long foundation of drug discovery and medical device development with a strategic investment in clinical, laboratory, community, and educational research. The Center for Immunobiology, Center for Clinical Research, Research Histology Lab, Innovation Center, and Human Research Protection Program contribute to the medical school’s advancement of knowledge through innovation and discovery. 

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer of females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans, and actively strives to increase diversity within its community. We provide a drug- and tobacco-free workplace. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with applicable State and Federal law.