State of Maryland

A Speech Pathologist/Audiologist I is the entry level of professional work in the treatment of persons with speech, language and hearing disorders.  Employees in this classification are completing the post Master’s degree clinical fellowship year required for a Maryland license as a Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist.  Employees in this classification do not supervise other positions.

Employees in this classification receive close supervision from a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist.  The work takes place in local health departments, community clinics and health centers, or in state hospitals and institutions.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Speech Pathologist/Audiologist I and Speech Pathologist/Audiologist II are differentiated on the basis of license and supervisory control exercised by the supervisor over these employees.  The Speech Pathologist/Audiologist I is not licensed as a Speech-language Pathologist or Audiologist learns to perform duties under close supervision.  The Speech Pathologist/Audiologist II is licensed as a Speech-language Pathologist or Audiologist and performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision.

Administers hearing, language and speech diagnostic evaluations;

Conducts speech and hearing treatment;

Discusses with speech pathology or audiology supervisor the patient’s progress and reaction to treatment and determines the nature of treatment indicated for patient after evaluation;

Prepares and maintains necessary records and reports of hearing, language, and speech evaluations, treatment results and prognoses;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of speech-language pathology or audiology;

Knowledge of the care and use of equipment employed in the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology;

Ability to perform speech, language and hearing diagnostic evaluations and treatment;

Ability to recognize changes in patients and to revise their treatment programs as indicated;

Ability to prepare and deliver reports

Education:   A Master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology or the equivalent from an accredited university or college.

Experience: None.

Notes:

1. The possession of a Master’s degree or the equivalent is required by Health Occupations Article, Title 2 Audiology and Title 19 Speech-Language Pathology, of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Candidates with the equivalent to a Master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology should include a transcript of the pertinent course work with their job application.  The Department of Budget and Management                will forward the information to the Maryland State Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers & Speech-Language Pathologists for evaluation and approval.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Speech Pathologist and Audiologist classification or Speech Pathologist or Audiologist specialty codes in the Speech Pathology and Audiology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as           Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is assigned to Bargaining Unit E, Health Care Professionals classes.  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

This classification is one level in a Non-Competitive Promotion (NCP) series.  NCP promotions are promotions by which employees may advance in grade and class level from trainee to full performance levels in a classification series.  In order to be non-competitively promoted to the next level in a NCP series an employee must: 1) perform the main purpose of the class as defined in the Nature of Work section of the class specification; 2) receive the type of supervision defined in the class specification, and 3) meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.