Lead Speech Pathologist, College of Medicine, Department of Otolalaryngology

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health of our community. The Department of Otolaryngology is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff. With world-class facilities, teaching and research opportunities, why not choose the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine?

As one of the country's leading and largest Otolaryngology residency training programs, we attract more than 300 applicants for five resident positions each year. Our Laryngology fellowship opened to its first candidate in 2023 has quickly become one of the premier fellowships worldwide for complex surgical training in voice, swallowing, and airway disorders including a robust translational research experience. The Department also offers advanced training in other ENT specialties including neurotology, head and neck, and pediatric otolaryngology. Our speech-language pathologists are more than experts in voice and swallowing disorders. They are writing the next chapter in Laryngology care throughout the world, through leading-edge research and new treatments pioneered right here in Cincinnati. Our clinical SLP team are the region's top choice for professional, performance, transgender voice and complex neurologic and oncologic dysphagia. Our faculty dedicate their careers to laryngologic care for the most difficult and sometimes underserved patients in the region to deliver hope for even the most complex conditions. The Department of Otolaryngology is a top-tier department with world-renowned faculty and staff, world-class research, teaching, and medical practice opportunities.

The Division of Laryngology is seeking a Lead Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to serve as a partner to the Division Chief and an SLP representative in the Department. As a dually compensated University of Cincinnati (UC) and UC Physicians (UCP) employee, the Lead SLP will bridge academic and clinical missions to improve patient care and enhance financial sustainability through improved clinical operations, billing compliance and increasing patient referrals while optimizing financial return to the department.

This position will be responsible for assisting with the overall planning, direction, supervision, and coordination of the SLPs, and collaboration with the laryngologists, in the areas of clinical affairs; workforce recruitment, development, evaluation and retention; student education; and research/quality initiatives. This position will maintain an active clinical practice.

• Maintain an active clinical practice.
• Supervise and mentor 8 clinical SLPs to optimize productivity, patient outcomes, and team cohesion.
• Collaborate with 3 laryngologists to streamline interdisciplinary care and enhance the patient experience in partnership with Division Chief.
• Establish compliance frameworks for billing, coding, and documentation aligned with University, UC Physicians and UC Health policies and procedures with regular communication with Department Leadership.
• Lead audits and implement quality assurance processes for voice and swallowing services.
• Manage SLP work assignment schedule, including location, types of shifts, number of call/extra shifts and educational needs. Include department leadership in the creation of the schedule, as appropriate.
• Act as a liaison with the Communication Science Department graduate program to help bridge the gap between College of Medicine and Allied Health for training opportunities for Graduate students.
• Develop business strategies to increase service revenue, including expansion of billing opportunities and referral pathways working directly with Department otolaryngology clinical operations team.
• Facilitate inter and intra-departmental communication and engagement in problem solving to actively address and resolve issues.
• Assist with recruitment, selection, and onboarding of new SLPs to promote a smooth transition into the work environment. Develop and maintain orientation materials specific to the department.
• Participate in the department performance evaluation process, providing feedback to the performance reviewers regarding SLP performance and goals.
• Provide mentorship and support to all department SLP to ensure job satisfaction and retention.
• Foster SLP participation in clinical, research, and education programs and initiatives.
• Respond to SLP patient complaints and safety concerns. Monitor and investigate trends in safety events.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology.

Speech pathologist license issued by Ohio Medical Board as well as Ohio Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Board.

• Five (5) years of experience with medical speech pathology in voice and swallowing, including head and neck cancer and neurologic and neurogenic disorders.
• Previous teaching experience with undergraduate and graduate level students.

• PhD or SLP-D.
• ASHA-CCCs.