Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Select Medical; DeSoto (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus: $8,000

Job summary

Select Medical's SSH-Dallas Downtown is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat patients recovering from critical illness in an inpatient setting.

This full-time role includes an $8,000 sign-on bonus, orientation, tuition reimbursement, education opportunities, and a clinical ladder to advance skills.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to assess communication and swallowing, develop goals, monitor care quality, and help maintain department policies and supplies.

Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist.
• Certified BLS or completion within first 90 days of employment.
• CCC certification in Speech Language Pathology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive evaluation of communication skills and swallowing function.
• Deliver goal-oriented treatment to maximize communication and/or swallowing potential.
• Participates with fellow staff in monitoring the quality of services provided by the Rehab Therapy Department.
• Participates in peer review for staff performance and appraisals.
• Assists in the development of the SLP role in programs and services, as well as revising departmental policies and procedures.
• Assists in maintaining an adequate stock of supplies.
• Exhibits willingness to share professional knowledge and experience with the team.

Skills

Speech-language pathology

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Evaluation skills

Education

State licensure as SLP

BLS certification

Job description

Sign-on bonus: $8,000

Position: Speech Language Pathologist

Location: SSH-Dallas Downtown (Desoto)

Schedule: Full-time

SSH-Dallas Downtown is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Speech Pathologists (SLP) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Speech Pathologist orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Invest in Your Future: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive insurance coverage, health, dental, vision, life insurance. Generous PTO and 401(K) with company match.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.
• As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will take initiative, responsibility, and action every day; you understand physical, mental, psychological and social needs of your patients.
• You have an understanding of communication skills, evaluation, and treatment and a desire to work in collaboration with associates to provide quality interdisciplinary patient programming.
• You will provide a comprehensive evaluation of communication skills and/or swallowing function and provide goal-oriented treatment to facilitate maximum communication and/or swallowing potential.
• Participates with fellow staff in monitoring the quality of services provided by the Rehab Therapy Department.
• Participates in peer review for staff performance and appraisals.
• Assists in the development of the SLP role in programs and services, as well as revising the departmental policies and procedures.
• Assists in maintaining an adequate stock of supplies.
• Exhibits willingness to share professional knowledge and experience. Alerts the Manager to educational needs

Minimum Qualifications

• Current state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist required.
• Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association.