Speech Therapist

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Speech Therapist you will provide essential evaluation and therapeutic management for patients with speech language and/or cognitive disorders improving communication cognitive function and quality of life.

Every day you will conduct comprehensive assessments develop individualized treatment plans implement interventions and monitor progress. Youll educate patients/families on strategies and goals document encounters and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

To be successful you will demonstrate strong clinical evaluation and therapeutic management skills. Excellent communication for patient/family rapport and team collaboration a commitment to evidence-based practice and patient advocacy are essential.

• Assessment:
  Assesses functional skills reasoning skills memory skills and reading/writing skills.
• Planning:
  Plans and develops care plans according to accepted national therapy practice standards and age-related issues. Evaluates progress and appropriateness that is consistent with established goals-outcomes.
• Intervention
  Performs swallowing evaluations to determine safety in oral foods appropriate consistency and swallowing capacity. Performs modified barium swallows (fluoroscopic). Provides therapeutic exercises word-finding/matching tasks and oralmotor facial exercises.
• Leadership
  Educates the nursing staff patient and family/caregiver in speech/language exercises feeding precautions and diet recommendations . Offers in-services to the hospital departments as requested and approved by Director. Open to taking CFY speech pathologists Assure compliance with the patient plan of care and applicable licensing/JCAHO standards.
• HIPPA
  Basic expectations of the Employee based upon Corporate HIPAA Compliance: Patient Privacy: Demonstrates work place practices that maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. Consistently follows regulatory JCAHO Dignity Health and Hospital policy requirements relating to the disclosure of and/or access to Protected Health Information (PHI) and sensitive information. Review Network Usage Policy and signed acknowledgement form annually.
• Attendance
  Ensures optimum operation of the department through good attendance history and flexibility with assigned shift. Is on time for scheduled shift.

Job Requirements

• Speech Language Pathologist California License
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR
• Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
• Masters Degree or equivalent in speech language pathology from an accredited educational institution

Where Youll Work

Founded in 1873 Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center is a 186-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Merced California. Serving over 150000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU heart care the Mercy Cancer Center and a family birth center. Additionally Merced Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

Required Experience:

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