Speech Language Pathologist

St Joseph Hospital & Medical Center; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

St Joseph Hospital & Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking a skilled Speech Language Pathologist. In this role, you will assess and treat communication and swallowing disorders to enhance patient quality of life. Daily tasks include comprehensive evaluations, implementing personalized treatment plans, and ensuring interdisciplinary coordination for optimal patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic and therapeutic skills, and demonstrate a compassionate, patient-centered approach.

Qualifications

• Internship or rotation in an appropriate clinical setting.
• Arizona License in professional area.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations for patients.
• Implement individualized treatment plans.
• Coordinate plans with interdisciplinary teams.
• Modify treatment based on progress and needs.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Therapeutic skills

Communication assessment

Team coordination

Cultural competency

Education

Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program

Masters or Doctorate in Clinical Area (Preferred)

Tools

Electronic health record

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Speech Language Pathologist, you will be a vital clinician, expertly assessing, diagnosing, and treating communication and swallowing disorders to significantly improve patient quality of life. Every day, you will conduct comprehensive evaluations for all referred patients, meticulously implementing individualized treatment plans. You'll contribute clinical expertise to develop/upgrade treatment programs/protocols, and actively shape departmental and organizational goals. To be successful in this role, you will possess advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic/therapeutic skills, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.

• Conducts a thorough records review, administers appropriate standardized and non-standardized tools/methods, also including cultural and linguistic factors, and identifies accurate severity levels.
• Weighs prognostic factors to formulate prognosis, including developmental and acquired brain injury factors.
• States measurable short and long term goals targeted at functional outcomes and modifies the plan based on a changing medical condition, needs, progress, and risk factors.
• Coordinates plans with the interdisciplinary team and makes appropriate referrals to other services as needed.
• Follows evidence based information for selecting intervention strategies, incorporating age, culture, and linguistic factors and revises treatment interventions appropriately.
• Applies learning, behavioral, and pragmatic tools and procedures.

Job Requirements - Minimum

• Internship or rotation in appropriate clinical setting.
• Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapy program.
• Computer skills.
• Arizona License in professional area.
• American Heart Association BLS.

Job Requirements - Preferred

• Two (2) years progressive experience in clinical area performing patient clinical care.
• Masters or Doctorate degree in appropriate clinical area.
• Prior use of electronic health record.
• Aquatics Lymphodemia orthopedics and neuro Physical Therapy experience highly preferred.