Speech Language Pathologist

Job Description

Join Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawai'i.

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) enhances residents' quality of life by improving communication, cognitive function, and swallowing safety through evidence-based evaluation and treatment. Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary care team, this role promotes functional independence, safe nutrition and hydration, and successful discharge planning while ensuring compliance with clinical, regulatory, and reimbursement standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders, and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Deliver evidence-based speech-language pathology interventions and monitor resident progress, modifying care plans as needed.
• Evaluate and manage dysphagia, including recommendations for diet modifications, swallowing strategies, and therapeutic exercises.
• Educate residents, families, and caregivers on treatment plans, progress, and strategies to support communication and swallowing function.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation while meeting productivity expectations and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team on resident care, discharge planning, and quality outcomes while adhering to infection prevention and patient safety standards.

Education, Experience & Certifications

• Master's degree from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program.
• Current Hawaii Speech-Language Pathologist license in good standing.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Completion of a Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) and current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Preferred experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, geriatric rehabilitation, and Medicare documentation requirements.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills with a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Salary Commensurate with Experience

Company Description

Located in picturesque Hilo, Hawaii, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home features dedicated short-term rehabilitation services and residential long-term placement. As the only state Veterans Home on the Big Island of Hawaii, we are proud to serve our county's finest.

In addition to rehabilitation services, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home is designed to care for your medical conditions through personalized, 24-hour skilled nursing care provided by licensed clinical specialists and therapists. With oversight and coordination with physicians and nurse practitioners, our teams work hand-in-hand to provide compassionate quality care.

Committed To Quality

Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home offers more than just 24-hour nursing care, we cater to both the physical and emotional health of our residents and patients. Our care teams work together to create personalized treatment plans to help patients through their care journey. We strive to provide industry-leading outcomes through coordination of all aspects of your care.

Benefits

• Company sponsored medical and dental (100% coverage for employee)
• 401(K) retirement plan
• Sick and vacation leave

Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates

As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOTemployed by HHSC's East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.


Pre-Employment Health Requirements

Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

YUKIO - Drug Free, Equal Opportunity Employer, E-Verify

East Hawaii State Veterans Home is a drug-free workplace, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and conducts employment verification through E-Verify.