Speech/Language Pathologist (Per Diem) - Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center

Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist

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Join our skilled nursing team as a Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist! In this role, you will provide comprehensive speech-language pathology services, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication, voice, cognitive-linguistic, and swallowing disorders. Responsibilities include developing individualized treatment plans, educating patients and families, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and supporting the clinical training of students and fellows.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes results of diagnostic and/or therapeutic testing to establish patient goals and/or modify subsequent treatment programs.
• Selects and applies current and advanced techniques to provide quality and efficient speech/language/swallow rehabilitation services.
• Provides counseling and/or feedback to patients and/or family members regarding patient's care through team meetings and/or direct contact.
• Supervises graduate speech/language pathology students and/or clinical fellows and educates health professionals in area of specialty.
• Develops or contributes to innovative programs to enhance patient care. Serves as resource consultant to other clinicians in respective specialty area.
• Maintains valid and reliable records of patient procedures, progress and/or recommendations.
• Provides clinical speech-language pathology services--assessment and planning.

Education Requirements: Graduation from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements: Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

Professional Experience Requirements: One (1) year of relevant experience or completion of a one (1) year clinical fellowship.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Administers complex diagnostic tests and evaluations of speech, language and swallow disorders.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex RRNCC Raleigh Therapy

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Pay Rate: $52.02 per hour

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email View email address on click.appcast.io if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.