Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) - PT
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time a patient's condition changed and you had to rethink their treatment plan.
What they are checking: Whether they watch disease progression closely and adjust goals, as the posting asks them to do.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a physician's order or a colleague's plan for a patient. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they speak up with clinical reasoning in a respectful way rather than staying quiet or creating conflict.
The posting mentions a sign-on bonus with a commitment. What are you looking for in a place you'd stay for several years?
What they are checking: Whether their goals fit a longer commitment so both sides avoid an early, costly departure.
What would you do
This is a part-time, 24-hour-a-week day position. How do you keep continuity of care with patients when you're not there every day?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits like clear handoffs and documentation that keep part-time scheduling from hurting patients.
A patient seems unmotivated and keeps skipping their home exercises. What do you try?
What they are checking: Whether they look for the real barrier, like fatigue, depression or confusing instructions, before writing the patient off.
About the work
Walk me through your approach to a clinical swallow evaluation, and tell me when you'd recommend a modified barium swallow or FEES.
What they are checking: Whether they know the limits of bedside testing and when an instrumental study is needed for safety.
How do you build a treatment plan for a child with a language delay compared with an adult with aphasia?
What they are checking: Whether they can work across ages and diagnoses, since the posting says they may treat individuals of all ages.
How do you make sure your goals are measurable and your notes show progress clearly?
What they are checking: Whether they write goals and notes that support medical necessity and let others see where the patient stands.
What quality or safety standards do you pay closest attention to in your daily practice?
What they are checking: Whether they take policies and protocols seriously, such as aspiration precautions, infection control and patient identification.
How do you explain a diagnosis like dysarthria to a patient and their family in plain words?
What they are checking: Whether they can translate clinical terms into language a worried family understands and can act on.
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