Speech Pathologist- Acute Care

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated. Position Summary: The SLP provides diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for speech, language, voice, swallow and fluency disorders. The SLP evaluates the needs of assigned patients, establishes goals with the patient and plans and conducts treatment. Effectively interacts with patient, family and health care team members. Interacts with all life span of patient populations; pediatrics to geriatrics. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Assess, plan, treat, evaluate, implement POC on patient population as assigned Demonstrate understanding of admission process, treatment costs, financial support and appropriate billing Practices under ASHA standards and the SLP Practice Act of IL. Superior work ethics, professional image and dress required Works in collaboration with the physician Provides supportive supervision of SLP students Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits Provides the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct Completes documentation of all patient care activities in a timely manner in the electronic medical record. Develop professional skills by defining and completing appropriate Development plans, participating in continuing education and in-service offerings, using written resources to keep current with advancements in the field and seeks out resources with recognized expertise within and outside the Department to enhance quality of care. Interpersonal skills are needed to communicate with other health care professionals and establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Uphold professional standards and responsibilities by achieving service competence and applying evidence-based interventions to promote quality in practice. Includes Saturday and Sunday rotation work as applicable. Required Qualifications: Education and Training: Completion of a Master’s or Doctorate degree program from an accredited college or university Current CPR certification required Current License as a speech-language pathologist from the State of Illinois Work Shift Details: Days - First Shift, Days 8-4:30 Part-time 24 hours a week Acute care with training and floating to IPR as needed Department: IP ACUTE PHYSICAL MEDICINE Benefits for You At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members. Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes: · Medical, Dental and Vision plans · Life Insurance · Flexible Spending Account · Other voluntary benefit plans · PTO and Sick time · 401(k) plan with a match · Wellness program · Tuition Reimbursement Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits. The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more. The expected pay for this position is listed below: $35.76 - $45.60 INSPIRING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE AT SILVER CROSS. Silver Cross