Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN

LifePoint Health; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital in Fort Smith offers a rewarding career for a Speech-Language Pathologist. You will be part of an interdisciplinary team, providing care to patients recovering from various conditions. This role requires strong assessment skills and effective communication to ensure optimal rehabilitation outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state.
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR card.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessment and provides care as per physician's orders.
• Plans for patient discharge and communicates with the healthcare team.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor's and Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Fort Smith is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2023. A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Fort Smith, a 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely.

What you will do in this role:

• Performs patient assessment
• Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care
• Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
• Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care
• Participates in performance improvement and program development activities
• Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s and master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, or similar field acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR card

Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey, including stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.