Speech Language Pathologist - Inpatient

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join Rehab Services. The role includes evaluating patients, designing goal-directed interventions to improve cognition, swallow safety, and communication, and reviewing progress with the team.

Responsibilities emphasize clinical reasoning, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and adherence to KSHA/ASHA guidelines. Equal employment opportunity is noted in the posting.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
• Evaluates patients and communicates results clearly to physicians, families, and team members.
• Develops and implements treatment plans with clinical reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Performs individualized evaluations and designs goal-directed interventions to improve cognitive function, swallow safety, and communication.
• Develops and implements treatment plans using problem-solving skills and clinical reasoning; serves as a resource to staff and students.
• Documents care clearly and concisely, in line with departmental, KSHA and ASHA guidelines and payer requirements.
• Follows departmental policies, procedures, and standards; meets state continuing education requirements.
• Provides supervision for rehabilitation technicians and may supervise speech-language pathology students.

Skills

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Clinical reasoning

Documentation

Education

Master's degree in Communication Disorders

High School Diploma

Job description

The Speech Language Pathologist - Rehab Services works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation, design goal-directed customized interventions to improve the patient's cognitive function, swallow safety, and ability to communicate. They periodically review the patient's performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills. a) Evaluates patients in clinical area served. Therapist considers all aspects of the patient including the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural needs. Evaluation results are communicated to the physician, family, and other team members in a clear and concise manner. b) Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem-solving skills, and clinical reasoning. The therapist serves as a resource to staff members and students. c) Documentation is clear and concise, and in compliance with departmental, KSHA and ASHA guidelines, and regulatory requirements from third party payers. d) Demonstrates understanding of regulatory requirements as it pertains to the clinical area served.
• Evaluates patients in clinical area served. Therapist considers all aspects of the patient including the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural needs. Evaluation results are communicated to the physician, family, and other team members in a clear and concise manner.
• Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem-solving skills, and clinical reasoning. The therapist serves as a resource to staff members and students.
• Documentation is clear and concise, and in compliance with departmental, KSHA and ASHA guidelines, and regulatory requirements from third party payers. Demonstrates understanding of regulatory requirements as it pertains to the clinical area served.
• Follows all departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
• Meets all state requirements for continuing education with the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
• Demonstrates good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors.
• Demonstrates willingness to help out in all areas and recognize the needs of the entire department.
• May provide supervision for rehabilitation technicians including communication of results of patient evaluation, as well as treatment plan and implementation.
• May provide educational programs through in-services to the rehab services department or interdisciplinary colleagues, and teaching to the SLP students.
• May provide student supervision for clinical students, utilizing a wide variety of supervisory styles to enhance student learning.
• May assist to develop, collect, and analyze performance improvement data.
• Assumes responsibility for risk and safety issues associated with position.
• Utilizes resources efficiently and effectively.
• Takes responsibility for own learning needs.
• Participates as a member of a team to achieve organizational goals.
• Brings ideas/concerns to supervisor.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Master's Degree in Communication Disorders or equivalent from an accredited college or university

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (KS), Department of Health & Senior Services (MO) - Includes licenses for all other states Kansas licensure as a speech pathologist through the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KSDADS).

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.