Outpatient Neuro Speech Therapist

101 Riverside Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to provide individualized therapy across inpatient and outpatient settings. The role supports patients with acute and chronic conditions, supervised by Rehab Services management, and requires strong collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications include a Masters in Speech Language Pathology, with 1 year of experience preferred and licensure/credentials upon hire.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology required.
• 1 year Speech Language Pathology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and diagnose speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provide aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Provide augmentative and alternative communication systems for severe disorders.
• Train and educate family/caregivers and other professionals.
• Carry out and adjust treatment plans to maximize therapy benefits and meet discharge criteria.
• Record patient progress and modify plans of care.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support patient care needs.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Assist in training and supporting team members, volunteers, and students.

Skills

Communication

Patient assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Job description

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range $41.00 - $56.38/Hourly. Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

A Speech Language Pathologist carries out an individualized program for patients with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The Speech Language Pathologist may work in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. The Therapist is supervised by Rehab Services management and maintains a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff.

What you will do

• Responsible for evaluating and diagnosing speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Provides augmentative and alternative communication systems for severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders such as ASD or progressive neurological disorders.
• Provides training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals.
• Carries out treatment plan and modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and return to optimal level of care.
• Records patient's progress and modifies the plan of care.
• Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs.
• Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Assists in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.

Qualifications

• Education: Masters Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required)
• Experience: 1 year Speech Language Pathology (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Preferred)

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