Speech Language Pathologist II

Carolinas Medical Center; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 53,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist for acute care/inpatient services in Winston-Salem. The role covers evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment across ages with a focus on communication, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and swallowing disorders.

The position requires NC SLP licensure, ASHA CCC-SLP, and BLS CPR/AED, with a Monday–Friday schedule and 40 hours per week. On-site hospital setting with interdepartmental collaboration.

Qualifications

• Current license in Speech-Language Pathology issued by NC Board of Examiners for SLPs and Audiologists.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA).
• BLS for Healthcare Providers, CPR and AED.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive evaluations of patients with communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, or swallowing disorders.
• Document findings and treatment plans in medical records promptly.
• Provide patient and caregiver education on modalities, options, and therapy carryover.
• Coordinate with medical team and external resources for continuity of care and discharge planning.

Skills

NC-SLP license

ASHA CCC-SLP

BLS CPR AED

Job description

Department:

38954 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Speech Pathology: Acute Care/Inpatient

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Schedule is M-F 40 hours with 2 weekend days per month; coverage in acute care, IPR in Winston-Salem and Davie Medical Center as needed; CCC-SLP only

Pay Range:

$38.20 - $57.30

What You'll Need:

• Current license in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association
• Current Certification from American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers, CPR and AED.

What You'll Do:

• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Follows hospital policies and procedures.
• Follows departmental policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the overall quality of services.
• Assumes responsibility for keeping informed about changes in policies and procedures.
• Performs comprehensive professional evaluations of patients of all assigned ages referred for differential diagnosis of communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders.
• Satisfactorily completes and maintains all initial and ongoing clinical competency requirements for patient groups and areas served.
• Appropriately selects, administers, and interprets diagnostic tools, with consideration of patient developmental level, current status, premorbid function, and reason for referral, and in accordance to WFBH protocols and procedures.
• Including, but not limited to, Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Modified Barium Swallow Evaluations (MBS), Passy-Muir Valve (PMV) evaluations, and knowledge of multiple standardized and non-standardized assessments of communication and cognitive-linguistics.
• Pending primary work areas, includes alaryngeal speech evaluations
• Documents diagnostic findings, recommendations, and charging in the patient's medical record on the same day as evaluation.
• Documents admission Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility- Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) ratings and goals, as required (IP rehab staff).
• Notifies referral source promptly of results and consults with them, and other staff, as necessary to facilitate best care and outcomes.
• Follows institution guidelines for appropriate cleaning of tools utilized, as needed.
• Ensures patient and/or caregiver education regarding communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders and relevant treatment options.
• Provides appropriate written and/or verbal counseling and education to patient and caregivers relative to recommendations, treatment options, and therapy carryover.
• Participates in patient and family conferences, as required.
• Documents education sessions in patient's medical record on the same day as provision.
• Plans and conducts treatment programs for patients with communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders
• Satisfactorily completes and maintains all initial and ongoing clinical competency requirements for patient groups and areas served.
• Develops and implements individualized, functional, and measurable treatment goals, appropriate to evaluation findings and set goals.
• As appropriate, includes, but is not limited to, therapy utilizing Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, NMES (IP rehab staff)
• Incorporates patient and caregivers in treatment goal planning.
• Modifies therapy strategies and provides periodic re-evaluation to determine and ensure effectiveness of treatment, and to update treatment goals.
• Coordinates management recommendations with outside resources that will be participating in continuing care upon patient discharge from inpatient.
• When appropriate, terminates formal treatment in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Documents therapeutic progress, and evolving plans and recommendations in the patient's medical record, utilizing objective data and submitting documentation on the same day as therapy provision.
• Documents ongoing and discharge Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility- Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) ratings and goals, as required (IP rehab staff).
• Consults with medical team, and other staff, as necessary to facilitate best care and outcomes.
• Serves as speech pathology consultant to educational, medical, and other professional services
• Attends regular patient care rounds within primary area of practice
• Participates regularly within multidisciplinary teams.
• Interacts with other outside agencies as appropriate (for example, Vocational Rehabilitation, Assistive Technology).
• Provides and participates in in-service education and training of speech pathology interns and fellows, medical students/residents, and allied medical personnel
• Prepares and presents formal lectures to h