Speech Therapist

Speech/Language Pathologist Prn

Come join our team and start making a difference!

Fort Dodge Health And Rehabilitation - Fort Dodge, IA

Expect to receive:

Recognition: Appreciation and value from an organization that truly understands and acknowledges the role that therapy has in the long-term care setting. An organization that strives to dignify post-acute care in the eyes of the world and can do so responsibly, morally, ethically and with a set of values that you will see nowhere else in this industry.

Support: A strong department head team filled with leaders that are dedicated to making US the facility of choice. Our team members back our rehab department 100%!

Collaboration: With in-house therapy you have unending collaboration with all team members in every department. We have cluster models and resources available from facility level and organizational wide for clinical and professional growth and support.

One Clinical: We have clinical systems in place and specialty programs to support our population as well as being a great opportunity for someone wanting to jump in, build on a solid foundation, and lead a team to greatness as well as unsurpassed collaboration within our nursing and therapy teams.

In House Therapy: Every facility has an in-house therapy team no contract therapy company. All department teams work for the facility and share the same goals. Decisions made at the facility for the facility staff and community needs.

Core Values (CAPLICO): Customer Second, Accountability, Passion for Learning, Love One Another, Intelligent Risk Taking, Celebration, Ownership. These values are the core of who we are as an organization and shared among all affiliated facilities.

Duties:

Effectively screens/evaluates patients with communication, cognitive or swallowing disorders and develops appropriate plan of care following all regulatory and clinical practice standards.

Provides rehabilitative, skilled and medically necessary treatment intervention to patients with communication, cognitive and/or swallowing disorders per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.

Evaluates treatment outcomes for effectiveness. Services are modified in relation to patient evaluation and referrals are made in relation to outcomes.

Provides consultation and counseling to patients, as well as families, caregivers and other service providers related to the speech disorders.

Provides comprehensive discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.

Documents all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintains patient records according to company policy.

Qualifications:

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

This position is open to SLPs at all experience levels. New Grads Welcome! Pay rates are competitive and based on various factors. Rates noted as "estimated" are established by job posting websites and may not reflect actual pay rates.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

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