Speech/Language Pathologist

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; United States; In loco; USD 49.000 - 76.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center is seeking a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist to join the Speech pathology department for full-time work. You will assess, diagnose, and treat communication and swallowing disorders, document progress, and collaborate with a care team to optimize patient outcomes.

The role requires an MS degree and BLS/CPR certification within 90 days of hire. The position offers competitive pay based on experience, with a pay range reflected hourly and annual compensation

Competenze

• MS degree is required.
• BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.

Mansioni

• Accurately prepares reports of diagnostic findings, treatments and progress.
• Carries out treatment as planned utilizing appropriate manual techniques and available equipment and/or modalities.
• Reassesses and modifies treatments as appropriate.
• Conducts inservice education programs and participates in community service programs as requested.
• Conducts thorough assessment of each patient to determine most appropriate method of treatment.
• Develops care plans.
• Documents treatment and plans of care efficiently and effectively in order to best describe client progress toward established goals and to assure compliance with professional and regulatory standards related to general reporting and reimbursement issues.
• Effectively collaborates/communicates with other members of the health care team in order to coordinate plans of care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Effectively coordinates schedule and assignments in order to assure maximum productivity, efficiency, and meeting deadlines and commitment to customers including patients, other physical medicine staff members and other members of the health care team.
• Maintains and consistently demonstrates competency in all areas of assigned client care needs and seeks out additional information, in services or educational opportunities to remain competent and current.
• Maintains and correctly utilizes departmental equipment (i.e., VisiPitch, electrolarynx, augmentative communication devices, dictating units, etc.),
• Provides education to patients and families regarding: the nature of the disorder, recommendations for treatment, and the functional effects of the disorder.
• Provides effective supervision to graduate students during their internship.
• Provides individualized education to clients and significant others or care givers as applicable. Includes information appropriate to level of education/comprehension related to underlying pathology, rationale for specific instructions, contraindications, side effects (if any), and consequences for variances in compliance.
• Documents according to professional, regulatory and Health Center standards.
• Upon licensure, performs duties independently with little or no direct supervision as well as take responsibility to supervise clinical practice of assistant or aide level staff members of the department.

Formazione

MS (Required)

Descrizione del lavoro

Department

Speech pathology

Hours

Full-Time, 40 hours a week required

Pay

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $35.43/hour.

Estimated Compensation Range $73,694.40 - $114,233.60 Pay based on experience

Responsibilities

• Accurately prepares reports of diagnostic findings, treatments and progress.
• Carries out treatment as planned utilizing appropriate manual techniques and available equipment and/or modalities.
• Reassesses and modifies treatments as appropriate.
• Conducts inservice education programs and participates in community service programs as requested.
• Conducts thorough assessment of each patient to determine most appropriate method of treatment.
• Develops care plans.
• Documents treatment and plans of care efficiently and effectively in order to best describe client progress toward established goals and to assure compliance with professional and regulatory standards related to general reporting and reimbursement issues.
• Effectively collaborates/communicates with other members of the health care team in order to coordinate plans of care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Effectively coordinates schedule and assignments in order to assure maximum productivity, efficiency, and meeting deadlines and commitment to customers including patients, other physical medicine staff members and other members of the health care team.
• Maintains and consistently demonstrates competency in all areas of assigned client care needs and seeks out additional information, in services or educational opportunities to remain competent and current.
• Maintains and correctly utilizes departmental equipment (i.e., VisiPitch, electrolarynx, augmentative communication devices, dictating units, etc.),
• Provides education to patients and families regarding: the nature of the disorder, recommendations for treatment, and the functional effects of the disorder.
• Provides effective supervision to graduate students during their internship.
• Provides individualized education to clients and significant others or care givers as applicable. Includes information appropriate to level of education/comprehension related to underlying pathology, rationale for specific instructions, contraindications, side effects (if any), and consequences for variances in compliance.
• Documents according to professional, regulatory and Health Center standards.
• Upon licensure, performs duties independently with little or no direct supervision as well as take responsibility to supervise clinical practice of assistant or aide level staff members of the department.

Requirements

• MS (Required)BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Company Culture

When you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area. Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.