PRN Speech Therapist

PRN Speech Therapist Join the Seaside Health System Team in Baton Rouge, LA! As a PRN Speech Therapist at Seaside Health System, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our patients. Our Behavioral Health Hospital environment is dedicated to providing high-quality care to individuals with a range of speech and language needs. If you are a passionate and motivated Speech Language Pathologist looking for a dynamic and rewarding career, we encourage you to apply! Responsibilities: Evaluate all patients referred by their physicians with a written order, developing a treatment program including functional long-term and short-term goals Provide treatment as ordered by the attending physician, interpreting, planning, and exercising proper treatment programs Contact physicians for patient reports and care as needed, observing, recording, and reporting patient reactions to therapy programs Instruct, teach, and supervise patients and family/caregivers regarding Speech therapy procedures Adhere to all applicable federal, state, local, facility, and company standards of care and ethics Meet productivity and utilization expectations Complete timely clinical documentation Qualifications: Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology Current Louisiana licensure Current CPR certification or training Current CPI certification or training Work Environment: This job operates in a healthcare setting, requiring regular walking to various locations around the hospital Incumbent may be exposed to viruses, diseases, and infections from patients and specimens Incumbent may be required to work extended periods at a desktop/laptop computer Incumbent may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric and deceased patients Physical Requirements: Regularly required to talk and hear Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus This position is very active, requiring standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day Frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds Travel: No travel is expected for this position If you are a motivated and compassionate Speech Language Pathologist looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply to this PRN Speech Therapist position at Seaside Health System. Join our dedicated team and make a difference in the lives of our patients! #J-18808-Ljbffr Seaside Health System