Speech Language Pathologist Adult PRN

Job description

A Brief Overview

Organizes and conducts Speech-Language Pathology services to facilitate the (re)habilitation of people with physical and/or psychosocial disabilities. The Speech-Language Pathologist directs the patient's participation in selected activities/treatments to promote and/or maintain good health and communication.

What You Will Do

Organizes and conducts the Speech-Language Pathology plan of care to facilitate the habilitation or rehabilitation of people with speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing disabilities.

Directs patient participation in selected activities to establish, enhance, and restore speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing abilities.

Performs evaluation(s), develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient's rehabilitation needs within the care continuum, initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.

Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.

Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to, documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.

Organizes and conducts the Speech-Language Pathology plan of care to facilitate the habilitation or rehabilitation of people with speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing disabilities.

Directs patient participation in selected activities to establish, enhance, and restore speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing abilities.

Performs evaluation(s), develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient's rehabilitation needs within the care continuum, initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.

Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.

Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to, documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.

Meets minimum requirements as required by current hospital and department PRN policies.

Additional Responsibilities Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all policies and standards.

For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.

Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Qualifications:

Education Master's Degree MA or MS Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited graduate program. (Required)

Work Experience Experience in similar role to position (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Must have professional initiative, objectivity, good time management and interpersonal skills. (Required proficiency)

Must be physically and cognitively able to provide patient assessment and treatment. (Required proficiency)

Requires the evaluation and treatment skills necessary to provide Speech-Language Pathology services appropriate to the developmental/chronological age of patients on their caseload. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Licensed by the State of Ohio, Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology by the State of Ohio. (Required Upon Hire)

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) American Speech Language Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (Required Upon Hire)

Basic Life Support (BLS) Basic Life Support Certification (Required Upon Hire)

Physical Demands Standing Frequently

Walking Frequently

Sitting Rarely

Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs

Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs

Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs

Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs

Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs

Balancing Occasionally

Stooping Frequently

Kneeling Frequently

Crouching Frequently

Crawling Occasionally

Reaching Frequently

Handling Frequently

Grasping Frequently

Feeling Constantly

Talking Constantly

Hearing Constantly

Repetitive Motions Constantly

Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly

Travel Requirements 10%

Worksite address

willoughby, OH, 44094, US

Who can apply

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