PRN Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – All Ages

easyservice; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercy Health in Lorain, OH seeks a Speech Language Pathologist for a PRN, as-needed role in the Speech Therapy department. You will assess and treat speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in both children and adults, develop treatment plans, and mentor trainees as needed.

Responsibilities include evaluating patients, planning discharge, coordinating with the care team, and educating families for home exercises.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of current practice (required)
• CCC-SLP certification preferred at hire, required within one year
• BLS Basic Life Support preferred upon hire, required within 30 days for BSMH

Responsibilities

• Reviews physician referral, patient's condition, and medical history to determine speech and language therapy treatment needs.
• Performs and documents patient evaluation, re-evaluation and develops treatment and discharge plans based on patient history, signs and symptoms and evaluative tests/tools.
• Plans and administers medically prescribed speech language pathology treatments to patients.
• Plans rehabilitative treatment programs based upon physician prescription and evaluation data to treat disorders of verbal written language, voice articulation, fluency interactive communication, mastication, deglutition, auditory and/or visual processing and memory and cognition / communication.
• Instructs and/or trains patient and family/caregiver in treatment procedures to continue at home.
• Modifies treatment goals and plan of care as appropriate. Communicates with other health team members. Involved with patient care conferences as appropriate.
• Instructs, motivates, and assists patient and family to perform various speech activities.
• Responsible for overall management of patient cases including communication and coordination of care with treatment team.
• Precepts in the direction and evaluation of clinical experience / internship of students from participating colleges or universities.
• Attends and provides in-services to department staff to share specialization of knowledge and continuing education.

Skills

Speech-language pathology

Patient evaluation

Therapy planning

Family education

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

CCC-SLP Certification (preferred)

BLS Certification (preferred)

Job description

Mercy Health in Lorain, OH seeks a Speech Language Pathologist for a PRN, as-needed role in the Speech Therapy department. You will assess and treat speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in both children and adults, develop treatment plans, and mentor trainees as needed.

Responsibilities include evaluating patients, planning discharge, coordinating with the care team, and educating families for home exercises.