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About the Role

The Speech Language Pathologist provides evaluation and treatment across Acute Rehabilitation, Skilled Nursing, Long Term Care, and outpatient settings, offering post-acute services for individuals with neurological impairments such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s/dementia.

Responsibilities

Conducts assessment and clinical management of swallowing disorders, speech and language disorders, cognitive communicative deficits, traumatic brain injury–related impairments, and voice disorders.
Administers and interprets instrumental dysphagia assessments, including Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS), natural dye tests, and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES).
Delivers targeted therapy to individual patients and assesses ongoing progress to guide treatment planning.
Works collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, social workers, and other members of the care team.
Generates timely and accurate clinical documentation—including evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and outcome reports—and completes all associated billing in accordance with departmental and regulatory requirements.
Ensures appropriate therapy materials and supplies are prepared and available to support the patient’s plan of care.
Supervises and mentors speech-language pathology student interns, providing guidance, feedback, and clinical skill development.
Performs related duties as assigned and actively contributes to program development, quality improvement activities, and the implementation and evaluation of best clinical and operational practices.

Requirements

Possession of a Speech Pathologist license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Board.
Possession of an ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Possession of a valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate issued by the American Heart Association is required as a provision to employment.
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date.

Skills

Knowledge of diagnostic and treatment methods
Knowledge of speech language pathology disease processes
Ability to assess patients and plan therapy programs
Instruction and communication ability

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Permanent Civil Service

Experience Level

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours

Salary/Compensations

$131,872 - $176,670 Annually

Benefits

Employee Benefits Overview

About the Company

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce.
All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.
Becoming a City employee means being a part of a team that cares about making a difference.
Your work will shape both the present and future of San Francisco.
When you work for the City, you’re choosing a job with purpose.
The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans.
Fulfilling this mission requires employees working across our hospitals, clinics, programs, and offices to deliver services and support the communities we serve.
Individuals interested in joining SFDPH should expect to work in person across these settings.
The San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration are the core divisions of SFDPH.
The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the City, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers.
The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response.
Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

Equal Opportunity

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.
Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.