Speech Language Pathologist (Big Island, Call-In, Days)

About Us Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital is a 35-bed rural acute care hospital located in Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii Island. More than 300 employees and over a dozen employed physicians staff the main hospital, as well the outpatient clinics located in the Lucy Henriques Medical Center, at our Primary Care Clinic located near Longs Drugs, and at our Specialty Clinic located in the Parker Ranch Center. Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital is an affiliate of The Queen's Health Systems since 2014. The Queen's Health Systems 'ohana includes over 9,000 employees and more than 1,400 physicians with 1,000 specialists statewide. We are the largest private healthcare system in Hawai'i and dedicated to improving the health of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai'i. We're working to fulfill the mission of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services. Join Queen's 'Ohana Your Health. Our Legacy Responsibilities I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES: • Screens, diagnoses and treats or provides professional consultations for patients who demonstrate disorders of speech, language, cognition, and/or swallowing. • Participates as an integral member of the Rehab Team. II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: • Essential: seeing, hearing, speaking, and finger dexterity. • Continuous: standing and walking. • Frequent: sitting, twisting body, pushing/pulling maximum weight up to 50 pounds of force, stooping/bending, squatting, reaching above and at shoulder level, reaching below shoulder, repetitive arm/hand motions, gripping of an object. • Occasional: kneeling, climbing stairs, lifting usual weight up to 10 pounds, carrying maximum weight of 10 pounds. • Operates computer, augmentative communication equipment, telephone, copy, fax machine, pulse oximeter, blood pressure device, electrolayrnx, vitalstim, endoscope, wall suction and pager/cell phone. III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS: • Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions. • Frequent exposure to body fluids, especially oral/respiratory secretions, x-ray and potential communicable diseases. IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE: • Current Hawaii State license as a Speech Language Pathologist. • Current American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification • Current BLS/HCP certification. • Completion of a Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES) or Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) course. B. EXPERIENCE: • Experience in an acute care hospital or rehabilitation center preferred. • Prior FEES or MBS clinical experience preferred. • Experience with adult swallowing, communication, and cognitive evaluation and treatment preferred. Equal Employment Opportunity Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet Your Health. Our Legacy Our Mission: To fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai'i. Our Values: C ompassion guides our actions A loha inspires us in all that we do R espect and understanding are essential for the dignity of all E xcellence is our quest