Speech And Hearing Clinic Manager

Class Concept

Employees in this class have responsibility for managing a clinic offering speech and/or hearing diagnostic and treatment services. Employees manage the speech or hearing clinic with responsibility for scheduling the clinic, providing consulting and liaison services to physicians directing the various pediatric, psychiatric, neurological, ENT, etc., clinics, and conducting applied research projects. Employees coordinate and supervise on-going training of students and interns. Work also includes functioning as a speech and language pathologist or audiologist providing diagnostic and treatment services.

Recruitment Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of current principles, theories, and techniques used in evaluating speech and language or hearing of children and adults.
• Considerable knowledge of various types of disorders of speech, language, and hearing and their classifications, causes, and manifestations.
• Considerable knowledge of principles and techniques of remediation for various disorders of communication.
• Considerable knowledge of a variety of medical problems and effect and impact on communication or of a specialized disability field such as developmental disabilities.
• Basic knowledge of psychological and sociological aspects of human development.
• Ability to establish effective communications with a wide variety of professionals and the general public.

Minimum Education and Experience

Licensed by the Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologist and three years of professional diagnostic and treatment experience required for the job.