Speech Pathologist Adult Inpatient PRN

Speech Pathologist Adult Inpatient PRN

A Brief Overview: Organizes and conducts Speech-Language Pathology services to facilitate the (re)habilitation of people with physical and/or psychosocial disabilities. The Speech-Language Pathologist directs the patient's participation in selected activities/treatments to promote and/or maintain good health and communication.

What You Will Do:

• Organizes and conducts the Speech-Language Pathology plan of care to facilitate the habilitation or rehabilitation of people with speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing disabilities.
• Directs patient participation in selected activities to establish, enhance, and restore speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing abilities.
• Performs evaluation(s), develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient's rehabilitation needs within the care continuum, initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.
• Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.
• Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to, documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients.

Qualifications:

• Education: Master's Degree MA or MS Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited graduate program. (Required)
• Work Experience: Experience in similar role to position (Preferred)
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Must have professional initiative, objectivity, good time management and interpersonal skills. (Required proficiency)
• Must be physically and cognitively able to provide patient assessment and treatment. (Required proficiency)
• Requires the evaluation and treatment skills necessary to provide Speech-Language Pathology services appropriate to the developmental/chronological age of patients on their caseload. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications:

• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Licensed by the State of Ohio, Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology or Conditional license by the State of Ohio. (Required Upon Hire)
• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) American Speech Language Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence or Clinical Fellow (Required Upon Hire)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Basic Life Support Certification (Required Upon Hire)
• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Licensed by the State of Ohio State of Ohio, Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (Required Upon Hire)
• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) American Speech Language Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence or Clinical Fellow Certification (Required Upon Hire)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required Upon Hire)

Physical Demands:

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly

Travel Requirements: 10%

Primary Location: United States-Ohio-Chardon

Work Locations: 13207 Ravenna Road Chardon 44024

Job: Rehabilitation Services Organization: Geauga Medical Center Schedule: Per Diem Employee Status: PRN-Shift PRN Job Type: Standard Job Level: Professional Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time Remote Work: No

University Hospitals