SLP Acute Care Hospital

Job description

Speech/Language Pathologist

Receive 17 Weekday Nights 26 Weekend Nights and 15 Weekend Day shift differentialsCompensation DisclaimerCompensation for this role is based on a number of factors including but not limited to experience education and other business and organizational considerations.Department: Speech/Language PathologyFTE: 1.00Full TimeShift: DaysPosition Summary:Provide quality diagnostic and therapeutic care to individuals who have or are suspected of having communication swallowing feeding or cognitive disorders. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric age groups.Detailed responsibilities:PATIENT CARE - Diagnose evaluate educate and provide treatment to individuals who have or are suspected of having dysphagiaPATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with cognitive-communicative disorders resulting from traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuryPATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with speech and language disordersPATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with tracheostomy tubes and augmentation communication devicesPATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat patients with pediatric feeding and swallowing disordersPATIENT CARE - Evaluate and treat ENT patientsSUPERVISION - Supervise graduate students clinical fellows and/or paraprofessionals as delegatedEDUCATION - Provide education and training to hospital personnel as well as outside and rural communities as requestedCONSULTATION - Consult with medical staff on patient careDOCUMENTATION - Document all patient care activities maintain all appropriate recordsQUALITY - Cooperate with data collection efforts related to the monitoring of quality recordsCUSTOMER RELATIONS - Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients visitors physicians and Hospitals employeesDEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs reading current literature attending in-services meetings and workshopsPATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocolsPATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processesPATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue riskPATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely mannerPATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"MEDICATION - Administer Medication for endoscopic procedures including lidocaine and oxymetazoline using a nasal atomizer via the Seven Rights document and communicate clinical findings in the EMRQualificationsEducation:Essential:Master's DegreeEducation specialization:Related DisciplineExperience:Nonessential:Bilingual English/American Sign Language Spanish Keres Tewa Tiwa Towa Zuni or Navajo 1 year directly related experience 1 yr rehabilitation interdisciplinary team experience 1 yr experience with brain injury patientsCredentials:Essential:CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 daysSpeech Language Pathologist License in NM W/in 30 daysCert Clin Competence ASLHA or Clin FellowshipPhysical Conditions:Heavy Work: Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.Working conditions:Essential:Med Haz: Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materialsMay be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing CommitteeTuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Worksite address

albuquerque, NM, 87101, US

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