Allied Health Professional - Speech Language Pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist

Client WILL consider travelers who reside within 50 miles of facility at a 10% decrease in rate/hour.

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD/DURING INTERVIEW WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).

Job Summary: Under general supervision is responsible for providing speech, language and dysphagia services to patients which includes; evaluations, planning individual patient care programs, treatments, and home programs.

Essential Functions:

• Consistently uses an outward mindset and puts forth exemplary effort in accomplishing his/her goals and objectives in a manner that helps others to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Performs patient evaluations and administers treatment for speech language and swallowing disorders.
• Designs and revises plans of care and goals
• Provides written and/or verbal reports to physicians.
• Completes documentation according to unit standards and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in in-service education programs.
• Keeps abreast of current trends and developments in speech and swallowing disorders.
• Participates in related activities such as patient care committees, case conferences, personnel orientation, community education projects and in-service education.
• Attends staff meetings

This position will be responsible for inpatient services such as bedside swallow studies, diet recommendations, and monitoring and outpatient VFSS in addition to outpatient speech therapy evaluation/intervention for the adult population CANDIDATE MUST BE ABLE TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND WORK INDEPENDENTLY!

• EMR: McKesson
• Dress Code: Business Casual or Matching Scrubs
• Holiday, OT and Call-Back Multpliers: 1.25%
• Call: $4/hour
• Non-billable orientation: 0