Inpatient Rehab SLP: Restore Speech & Cognition

Advocate Health; Belmont (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation – Mount Holly is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to lead and provide comprehensive therapeutic services to patients recovering from neurological and other injuries. The role directs rehab staff and students, develops patient care plans, and ensures documentation and discharge planning are completed effectively.

The position requires a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, a current state license, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology is required.
• Applicable state license for Speech Language Pathology is required.
• BLS certification required per policy guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Directs and supervises activities of rehab technicians, speech-language pathology students and volunteers involved in administering care to patients and assists with orienting new and rotating staff.
• Evaluates patients and establishes appropriate patient care plan to include necessary modalities, procedures, exercise programs, and patient education as warranted by the patient's diagnosis and condition.
• Gathers and interprets appropriate data from the medical record, physician reports, patient, and/or family as evidenced by documentation and identifies need for and utilizes appropriate assistive devices.
• Documents evaluations, tests, progress notes, daily treatment notes, attendance records, patient/family education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges.
• Re-evaluates patients as needed, modifying goals and treatment as patient's status changes.
• Communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff and coordinates patient's schedule, treatment programs, discharge planning and recommends solutions to patient care problems.

Education

Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology

State license for Speech Language Pathology

BLS certification

Job description

Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation – Mount Holly is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to lead and provide comprehensive therapeutic services to patients recovering from neurological and other injuries. The role directs rehab staff and students, develops patient care plans, and ensures documentation and discharge planning are completed effectively.

The position requires a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, a current state license, and BLS certification.