Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

Vail Health Hospital; Edwards (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing reimbursement funds

403(b) contribution eligibility

Job summary

Vail Health Hospital in Edwards, CO seeks a Speech Therapist to provide assessment, treatment, and program development for patients across our mountain healthcare system.

Responsibilities include patient evaluation, intervention planning, and collaboration with clinicians to ensure continuity of care. Colorado licensure and BLS required; PRN benefits include wellbeing reimbursements and 403(b) eligibility.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience as a Speech Therapist.
• Colorado licensed Speech-Language Pathologist required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients using tests and measures to determine speech therapy needs.
• Develop and implement therapy programs and goals.
• Document findings, progress, and procedures in a timely manner.

Skills

Speech Therapy

Clinical evaluation

Job description

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.

About the opportunity:

Provides speech therapy services to patients to include assessment and treatment, development and implementation of program, and related professional in-services. Promotes services of the organization in order to meet business need of both the greater organization and individual clinics.

What you will do:

• Evaluate patients utilizing appropriate test and measures to determine the speech therapy problem/level of function and recommended treatment/discharge plan.
• Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patent care protocol relations to the physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs for all applicable patients.
• Establishes speech therapy interventions based on the evaluation and examination, physician orders and patient’s goals for therapy.
• Competently and safely perform appropriate speech therapy techniques and procedures.
• Provide for continuity of patient care through written and verbal communication with other health care professionals.
• Documents findings, patient progress, and all procedures performed within established time frames. Submits all patient billing at the end of each day.
• Instructs patients/family members on home programs.
• Facilitates smooth referral process across the organization for speech therapy needs.
• Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Must be HIPAA compliant

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

What you will need:

Experience:

• 3 years’ experience as a Speech Therapist required

Education:

• N/A

License(s) and Certification(s):

• Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Colorado required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required

PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility