Speech-Language Pathologist

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Job Summary: Provide evaluation, treatment, and management for patients with oral, vocal, and language disorders, collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective care. Key Highlights: 1. Personalized speech-language pathology services and comprehensive rehabilitation 2. Integration with medical and multidisciplinary teams for managing complex cases 3. Opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of clinical care processes **Our Story:** **For over 80 years, caring for those who need it most** The Hospital da Baleia has been a public health reference in Minas Gerais for over eight decades and is one of the largest philanthropic institutions in the state. In 2024, it delivered more than **810,000 consultations**, benefiting patients from **88% of municipalities in Minas Gerais**. With a team of **300 physicians and 1,400 staff members**, it operates based on core values: **Excellence, Integrity, Transparency, Sustainability, and Collaboration.** It serves as a referral center for **Oncology (pediatric and adult), Nephrology, Women's Health, and Cleft Lip and Palate**, and ranks as the **2nd best orthopedic hospital in Minas Gerais.** With support from donors and partners, it continues expanding services, modernizing infrastructure, and investing in technology and staff training — always committed to **caring with dignity and respect for life.** **Your Challenges With Us:** * Provide speech-language pathology services to patients with potential speech-language pathology needs upon interconsultation request. * Conduct speech-language pathology triage for patients receiving alternative feeding methods. * Evaluate, treat, and manage patients with oral, vocal, and language disorders to develop individualized and effective therapeutic plans aligned with clinical needs. * Collaborate with medical and multidisciplinary teams in managing tracheostomy cannulas, adjusting oral diet consistency, minimizing aspiration risk, supporting appropriate patient-specific clinical management, and preventing respiratory and clinical complications. * Assist in nasoenteric tube insertion using facilitative maneuvers to improve procedural quality and patient comfort. * Assess and determine communication options—including speaking valves, electrolarynxes, and alternative communication systems—to enhance communication effectiveness and efficiency. * Perform and instruct on oral hygiene procedures to reduce risks of respiratory infections and improve oral intake quality. * Educate multidisciplinary teams, families, and patients regarding aspiration risks, oral care, and functional activities to be performed during hospitalization and after discharge. * Refer patients for outpatient follow-up post-hospitalization to ensure continuity of speech-language pathology care. * Provide outpatient services for patients and families, including triage, assessment, audiological testing, rehabilitation, and guidance. * Collaborate with other interdisciplinary teams to ensure effective patient care. * Manage and maintain therapeutic resources available to the department. * Oversee care workflow and identify patients requiring speech-language pathology intervention. * Compile monthly statistics on treated patients, maintain daily speech-language pathology service records, and contribute to indicator development, management, and team alignment. * Develop and participate in protocols, interdisciplinary training sessions, and meetings. * Maintain responsibility for materials and equipment under their supervision and used in daily work. * Perform duties observing occupational safety standards and professional conduct, complying with current legislation and internal regulations. * Support immediate supervisors on matters related to their area of expertise, proposing and discussing solutions to issues to continuously improve departmental processes. * Carry out other related tasks as requested by the immediate supervisor. **Requirements for this Position:** * Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. * Active registration with CREFONO. **How You Can Stand Out:** * Experience in hospital settings. * Specialization in dysphagia or hospital-based speech-language pathology; **Location and Work Schedule:** * Saudade, Belo Horizonte. * Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM **What We Offer:** * Compensation: BRL 4,364.63 + 20% hazard pay; * Transportation Allowance; * Exclusive Baleia Shuttle Service; * Free Parking; * On-site Meals; * Flash Meal/Meal Card; * UNIMED Health Plan – Unifácil; * Odontoprev Dental Plan; * Partnership with Drogaria Araújo; * CREDITAS Financial Agreement; * SESC Membership; * University Partnerships; * Exclusive Bazaar; * Birthday Day Off Hospital da Baleia values diversity and is committed to inclusion. **All positions are open to people with disabilities.** If you share our mission and wish to contribute to the health of Minas Gerais, we want you on our team! **\#movimentopelavida** Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent CLT Compensation: BRL 4,300.00 – BRL 4,360.00 per month Screening Question(s): * Do you have a specialization in dysphagia or hospital-based speech-language pathology? If yes, at which institution? * Are you available to work Monday through Friday from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM?