Speech/Language Pathologist - Per Diem

UNC REX Healthcare; North Carolina; On-site; USD 61,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Smithfield, NC is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist I for per diem, onsite work. The role provides evaluation, treatment, and education to patients with communication, swallowing, and cognitive disorders, with ongoing precepting and mentoring of students.

The position supports daily caseload management, documentation, and collaboration with the clinical team. Active ASHA certification and NC licensure are required, with BLS within 3 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program.
• ASHA Certification in Speech-Language Pathology and NC licensure.
• BLS certification within 3 months of hire.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Completes documentation, billing, and statistics per team guidelines; manages daily caseload.
• Administers basic evaluation and diagnostic testing; plans care with evidence-based techniques.
• Provides clinical precepting and teaching for students and staff under supervision.
• Assists in planning innovative clinical programs and participates in departmental meetings.

Skills

Effective communication

Interprofessional collaboration

Physical stamina

Problem-solving

Education

Accredited SLP program

ASHA certification

North Carolina licensure

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

Speech Language Pathologist I provides evidence-based evaluation, treatment interventions, and educational instruction to patients and caregivers with various diagnoses and impairments affecting communication, swallowing, cognition and other disorders. The clinician provides student shadowing, clinical instruction, and participates in departmental and community continuing education and outreach.

Responsibilities:
1. Completes speech lang pathologist documentation, billing, and statistics per team guidelines. Manage daily caseload with efficiency and efficacy. Meets productivity standards per team guidelines.
2. Administers basic evaluation and diagnostic testing and analysis, establishes a plan of care that consists of current and advanced techniques and subsequent modification to accomplish patient goals; Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Provides clinical precepting and teaching for graduate students, staff, and clinical fellows under the guidance of the clinical specialist or other subject matter experts.
4. Assists in the planning and coordinating of innovative clinical programs in collaboration with the clinical specialist, supervisor, or manager. Participates in continuous improvement in clinical services by attending and participating in departmental meetings and in-services.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Speech-Language Pathology certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
• BLS within 3 months of hire date.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Exhibits effective communication and interprofessional skills; requires physical stamina and repetitive movements, including, but not limited to, sitting, standing, kneeling, walking, and squatting during patient interventions while supporting one's weight; can engage in high-level problem-solving to ensure patient safety during mobilization.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Speech and Audiology

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Flat Rate: $52.02 per hour

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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