Acute Care Speech-Language Pathologist

St. Luke's University Health Network; Sellersville (Bucks County); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

St. Luke’s University Health Network seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat patients in acute care or skilled settings, addressing speech, language and swallowing impairments from illness or injury.

The role requires a current SLP license in NJ or PA, a Master’s degree (preferred), CPR certification, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to plan care and discharge planning. Responsibilities include conducting evaluations, developing plans of care with patient and

Formación

• Current Speech-Language Pathologist license in the State of New Jersey or Pennsylvania, based on work location is required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Demonstrates knowledge of Speech-Language Pathology in the Acute Care and prioritizes implements and documents evaluations and interventions to move patients to the next level of care in a safe, timely, and effective manner.
• Performs speech therapy evaluations in a technically competent manner that minimizes risk to the patient, self and others by selecting reliable and valid evaluation methods that are relevant to the chief complaint and history of the patient.
• In collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family, caregivers and other members of the multidisciplinary team, establish an appropriate plan of care based on clinical evaluation that takes into consideration impairments, functional limitations, resultant disabilities, functional outcomes, and patient’s goals.
• Identifies the need for reevaluation based upon achievement of goals, progress or lack of progress, change in patient status, and response to interventions provided
• Performs technically competent interventions based on the plan of care and adapts interventions to meet the individual needs and response of the patient/client.
• Provides appropriate and timely communication to the related health care providers to facilitate a timely discharge from the hospital setting

Educación

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Current Speech-Language Pathologist license (NJ or PA)

Descripción del empleo

St. Luke’s University Health Network seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat patients in acute care or skilled settings, addressing speech, language and swallowing impairments from illness or injury.

The role requires a current SLP license in NJ or PA, a Master’s degree (preferred), CPR certification, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to plan care and discharge planning. Responsibilities include conducting evaluations, developing plans of care with patient and