Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist

Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist

*Up to $4,000 sign-on bonus! 0.5 - 0.8 FTE, 40 - 64 hours bi-weekly Hours between 7am and 5pm weekdays

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) provides therapy programs across acute hospital, swing bed, and outpatient environments for referred clients of all ages with developmental deficits, injury, illness, or disability in coordination with other health professionals. The SLP provides direct patient care including assessment, development of the plan of care, treatment, documentation, and patient education to clients of all ages. She/he directs patient participation, progression, and discharge in accordance with clinical best practice guidelines to restore, reinforce, and enhance patient performance. She/he facilitates the learning of skills and functions essential for improved communication and swallowing in order to maximize safety, and quality of life. The SLP is accountable to productivity and personal and professional growth. He/she should possess the skills to be adaptable to a dynamic team environment and open to the idea of developing, promoting, and performing new programs to facilitate rehabilitation. She/he is responsible for student supervision and delegation to support staff. The role may include other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performs direct patient care and evidence-based practice in a safe, ethical, and legal manner.
• Performs all duties within the scope of the speech-language pathology practice guidelines.
• Develops and revises a plan of care based on the initial assessment, continual reassessment of patient/caregiver needs, patient history, diagnosis, physician orders, protocol, expected outcomes, and patient needs and goals to include discharge plans as appropriate.
• Evaluates patient response to treatment, measures change and development, shares findings, and makes appropriate recommendations and referrals.
• Directs patient participation, progression, and discharge in accordance with clinical best practice guidelines to restore, reinforce, and enhance patient performance.
• Documents all skilled and medically necessary care thoroughly, timely, and accurately in accordance with departmental policy.
• Documentation, charges, and care must comply with Medicare, State, Federal, insurance, and payor requirements as well as departmental policy.
• Maintains patient and organizational confidentiality at all times.
• Performs duties in accordance with departmental productivity standards.
• Independent in using time wisely.
• Promotes service excellence with patient scheduling and accommodation with appointments.
• Responds positively to changes in the schedule and site of speech-language pathology services.
• Uses unscheduled time to develop programs, complete projects, or assist the department as needed.
• Promotes the appropriate utilization of resources.
• Collaborates and consults with other health care professionals and shares gained knowledge.
• Delegates appropriately to rehabilitation aides.
• Serves in a mentorship capacity to students.
• Provides consultation to individuals, businesses, schools, government agencies, or other organizations by providing professional advice or opinion, recommending solutions, or producing a specific outcome.
• Serves on departmental or organizational committees as appropriate.
• Delivers a high level of customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Fosters and promotes the speech-language pathology profession; attends professional continuing education courses and hospital in-services.
• Strives to master the skills necessary to exceed the expectations of the people we serve.
• Works effectively as a member of the rehab team and Winona Health team through collaborative partnerships to promote speech-language pathology and foster effective communication and departmental planning.
• Participates in performance improvement and completes all required in-service programs to ensure standards are met and skills are kept current.
• Attends mandatory staff meetings and completes mandatory educational requirements of Winona Health staff
• Understands, supports, and integrates into one's position the organization's vision/mission/values (see last section.)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experience: Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to demonstrate appropriate clinical skills and abilities including but not limited to:
• Acute care
• Bedside swallow evaluations/dysphagia treatment
• Collaboration with nursing, dietician and dietary staffs
• Evaluation and treatment planning and provision for communication and cognition postCVA and other diagnoses
• Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies
• Collaboration with radiologist, radiologist technicians, dietary staff
• Outpatient
• Evaluation and treatment planning and provision for:
• Pediatric language delays/disorders
• Pediatric phonological and articulation delays/disorders
• Fluency disorders
• Pragmatic difficulties d/t ASD and other diagnoses
• Pediatric and adult dysphagia
• Cognition disorder/deficits
• Communication difficulties d/t neurological damage/disorder
• Voice disorders d/t Parkinson's Disease and other diagnoses

Education and Experience

• M.S. degree from an accredited related curriculum.
• Valid Driver's License.
• CPR Certification.
• Must be certified or eligible for certification of clinical competence.
• Minimum of one-year clinical experience desired.

Summary of Benefits at Winona Health

At Winona Health, we are dedicated to offering a comprehensive and affordable benefits package for our employees and their families. While benefits may vary based on employment classification and job status, the following key benefits are available:

Health Insurance: Options for medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as mental health support and wellness incentives. Income Protection: Short- and long-term disability, plus additional benefits like accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, legal assistance, and identity protection plans. Retirement Planning: Access to a 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contributions once eligibility requirements are met. Work/Life Balance: Flexible scheduling, paid time off, and earned sick time to support personal well-being. Education & Development: Paid training, tuition reimbursement, scholarships, and sponsored seminars to foster both personal and professional growth. Employee Discounts: Special offers with local businesses, including the YMCA and cell phone providers.

For more details or specific information, visit our website or contact Human Resources.

Internal Applicant Policy

It is the policy of Winona Health to work with employees in an equitable fashion regarding promotions, transfers, and position reclassifications. Any employee wishing to apply for another available position at Winona Health must submit an application for consideration through the internal application portal. Employees requesting to change positions should have successfully completed at least six (6) months in their current position. Employees currently in the formal disciplinary process may be required to meet with the Director of Human Resources to determine eligibility to request transfer. The employee's past performance, experience, training and qualifications will be considered in transfer/hiring decisions. Consideration for transfer or promotion is not a guarantee of transfer or promotion. Employees may be given a chance to interview for a position when they meet the minimum position qualifications.

Disclaimer

Winona Health is an equal opportunity employer. Winona Health does not refuse to hire, discharge, or discriminate against a person with respect to tenure, compensation, terms, upgrading, conditions, facilities, or privileges of employment because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, membership in a local discrimination commission, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other prohibited basis of discrimination under applicable local, state, or federal law. Winona Health does not tolerate retaliation against any employee, patient/resident, physician, or other individuals pursuing concerns regarding Civil Rights issues. Winona Health adheres to ALL pertinent governmental policies and legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, as amended, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act.

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