Speech Pathology Internship Jobs in Riverside, CA

This position serves as a lead clinical professional responsible for coordinating the delivery of speech-language pathology services and clinical training activities. The position has two primary components: clinical supervision and coordination of clinic operations. The incumbent oversees all clinic sessions, including evaluations and therapy delivered in-person and via telehealth, ensuring quality patient care and alignment with training objectives.

The position coordinates clinic operations, including scheduling, staffing, and service delivery across on-campus and off-campus settings, including satellite clinics, contracted sites (e.g., Twin Oaks Montessori School), and internships. Responsibilities include working closely with the appropriate administrator and department chair in the supervision of assigned staff and coordination of intermittent clinical supervisors, including recruitment, onboarding, and approval of clinical service hours, in support of clinic operations and student training.

The incumbent leads efforts to expand clinical services, including implementation of grant-funded initiatives (e.g., Scottish Rite), development of service delivery models to increase access for pediatric clients, and establishment of community partnerships. The position supports integration of clinical services with the academic program through collaboration with faculty, demonstration of professional practices, and contribution to student supervision.

This position also participates in departmental activities, including meetings, committees, graduate admissions, scholarship review, accreditation processes, comprehensive examinations, and faculty searches, supporting alignment between clinical services and program goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Clinic Administration, Scheduling & Tracking Student Clinicians, and Scheduling Clients
• Satellite Clinic (TOM), Offsite Clinic Assignments & Internships
• Diagnostic Clinic Responsibilities
• Custodian of Client Records
• Clinical Supervision & Teaching
• Departmental Expectations/Responsibilities & Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum qualifications include:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of clinical speech pathology work; speech anatomy and the basic pathologies involved in diseases or injuries resulting in physical and language disorders; current literature in the speech pathology field; and applicable state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to the practice of speech pathology and patient confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively perform patient speech pathology evaluations and therapeutic interventions and demonstrate techniques to students; initiate and develop quality standards and protocols to ensure accuracy in tests; effectively use equipment for evaluations and therapeutic interventions including, but not limited to, audiometers, sonographs, language masters, delayed auditory feedback, and biofeedback equipment; communicate effectively with patients, parents, faculty, and staff and write professional-level reports and correspondence; plan, organize, and coordinate clinical operational activities; supervise students; maintain patient confidentiality as required by applicable state and federal laws and regulations; maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, and parents; and be sensitive to and communicate effectively with diverse patients, parents, and students.
• Master's degree or equivalent in speech-language pathology or audiology from an educational institution approved by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board and equivalent to two years of clinical speech pathology work or equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities.
• Possess and maintain a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Pathology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a valid license from the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.