About this opportunity
Good Samaritan Medical Center lists this Speech Language Pathologist - Per Diem opportunity in brockton, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
At Boston Medical Center South, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers on how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.
If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.
Schedule: Per Diem, As Needed, Non-Benefit Eligible
Position Summary:
The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates, treats, provides rehabilitation, counsels, and educates patients with disorders of swallowing, speech, language, and cognition to restore or improve function. The SLP also develops and implements individualized plan of therapy care based on patient's medical condition, rehabilitation potential and prognosis. Additionally, the SLP coordinates and effectively delivers care in conjunction with other health care team members.
Responsibilities:
Provides evidence-based evaluation and treatment to diverse, medically challenging patient population.
Provides quality service delivery techniques that facilitate optimum services to meet patient needs being sensitive to patient's age, social, cultural, educational, and vocational background.
Provides appropriate written and/or verbal education on communication and/or swallowing disorders to patients, families, and professionals.
Maintain and complete patient records by providing objective, analytic documentation of patient care.
Participates in discharge planning.
Completes appropriate Speech Pathology charges rendered each month.
Establishes appropriate policies and procedures for the department.
Works with medical/allied health personnel to coordinate dysphagia protocols and treatment strategies.
Requirements:
Education: Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited university program.
Experience: Previous medical setting experience preferred, although other relevant clinical experience considered.
Certification/Licensure: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from ASHA and current MA license in Speech Language Pathology
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Hardware/Software: Meditech preferred
Ability to independently perform Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) Studies required.
Able to communicate verbally and in writing in the English language.
Able to complete mathematical computations required to perform treatment protocols.
Excellent assessment skills, clinical skills and organizational skills and charge capabilities.
Able to lift, transfer, and move patients.
Compensation Range:
$34.86- $50.72 This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.
NOTE : This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
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Worksite address
brockton, MA, 02411, US
Who can apply
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