The Speech and Language Pathologist- Clinical Fellow (CF) will be able to provide services to both the Ambulatory Care Network Clinic patients and BronxCare Health System in-patients over the course of the Clinical Fellowship Year. The CF will report directly to the Director of Speech-Language Pathology. Consultation services will be provided upon request to all other departments within BronxCare Health System. Services will be provided to persons of all ages with communication and/or dysphagia disorders, with increasing independence and responsibilities over the course of the CFY, per SLP Director’s discretion and with supervision.
-Evaluation and treatment of the following disorders (at the discretion of the SLP Director): a. Speech disorders (e.g. articulation, fluency, voice). b. Cognitive/communication speech and language disorders 1. child language disorders (e.g. neurodevelopmental disorders; autism; intellectual disabilities; learning disabilities. c. Oral-pharyngeal function (e.g. dysphagia/swallowing and related disorders).
-Assess, selects and develops augmentative and alternative communication systems and provides training in their use.
-Provide evaluation of dysphagia patients using FEES (Flexible Endoscopic Eval Swallow) and provides MBS (Modified Barium Swallow) testing, at the discretion of the SLP Director.
-Assumes responsibility for in-service training and program development at the discretion of the SLP Director.
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-Master’s Degree in SLP, bilingual preferred, adult and pediatric experience preferred.
BronxCare is the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health and teaching hospital system serving the South and Central Bronx, with 859 beds and more than 4,500 employees. Its two main hospital divisions, comprehensive psychiatric and chemical dependency programs, long-term care facility, and extensive outpatient network of 39 practices are providing the wide range of services needed by the community. BronxCare is now among the largest providers of outpatient services in New York City, with close to 750,000 visits annually. Its ER is among the largest in the nation with 127,000 visits annually.
In 2023, BronxCare received full accreditation from the Joint Commission, the leading accrediting authority for hospitals in the nation. Its medical school affiliation with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and clinical collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health System, as well as 16 accredited residency and fellowship programs, are strong indicators of excellence. BronxCare’s outpatient practices are also certified as a Level Three Patient-Centered Medical Home (the highest designation) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
As an engine for positive change, BronxCare has infused more than $400 million into the Bronx economy, including a new Pediatric Specialty Center and Ophthalmology Practice, among numerous other capital projects. A new 33-bed Medical-Surgical Unit at the Concourse Hospital Division and 20-bed Adult Psychiatric Unit at the Fulton Hospital Division will increase inpatient capacity to 912 beds, further reinforcing BronxCare’s ability to address the significant needs of the Bronx community.
BronxCare is also modernizing its Inpatient Maternity and Labor and Delivery Units, as well as its Women’s Health Center and Neurology Suite, to improve the patient experience. Additionally, BronxCare’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Center Practice at 174th Street will be opening.
