Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), PRN

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring and training for new grads

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho, is seeking a Speech Therapist to join their dedicated team. The role involves assessing and addressing communication and swallowing needs of patients, creating tailored treatment plans, and documenting progress using professional terminology.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s Degree and the necessary licenses and competencies. St. Joe’s offers a supportive environment where new graduates are welcomed and developed.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an ASHA accredited Speech/Language Pathology curriculum.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to assess communication and swallowing needs.
• Understand state laws regarding therapy documentation and billing.

Responsibilities

• Objectively assess communication and swallowing function for referred patients.
• Identify needs and establish measurable treatment goals.
• Plan and implement treatment programs that enhance clinical response.
• Document progress accurately using professional terminology.

Skills

Communication skills

Swallowing assessment

Teamwork

Education

Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology

Current Idaho Speech Language Pathologist license

Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC)

Job description

Description

Hours: PRN

Join St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho—where nationally recognized quality meets small-town heart. We’re proud to be recognized for excellence and patient safety, including an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, inclusion in Becker’s list of "Great Community Hospitals," and U.S. News & World Report accolades for maternity care. Here, you’ll find a teamwork-first culture, leaders who support you, and coworkers who genuinely have your back. New grads are welcome—we’re committed to training, mentoring, and helping you build confidence as you grow. And because we know great care starts with taking care of our people, we offer competitive benefits and a workplace you can feel good about.

If you’re looking for a place to do meaningful work, build a career, and feel proud serving your community—you belong at St. Joe’s

Under the general direction of and upon physician referral; to assess the receptive/expressive communication and swallowing needs of impaired patients, develop treatment goals, plan and implement appropriate treatment plans utilizing a variety of speech/language therapy treatment procedures.

The Speech Therapist must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served in his/her department. The individual must acquire and/or demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. In addition, have an understanding of the state laws and regulations regarding school-based therapy, documentation, and billing. Therapist is responsible for development of students’ IEP goals, progress reports, and contribution to annual review meetings with staff and parents/caregivers. He/she must be able to provide care with consideration of developmental status.

Primary Duties

• Based upon the treatment diagnosis of the patient, objectively and quantitatively assess a baseline level of communication and swallowing function for each patient referred. This baseline includes pertinent medical and onset history, articulation, voice, fluency, language, swallowing and cognition, providing sufficient information to formulate treatment outcome goals.
• Based upon the initial assessment, identify communication/swallowing needs and establish appropriate treatment outcome goals expressed in measurable terms, realistic and suitable to the patient’s condition.
• Plan and implement dynamic treatment programs designed to achieve or significantly progress toward the established outcome goals, ensuring consistency and continuity that enhance the patient’s clinical response.
• Document progress and discharge accurately and timely, using professional terminology. Write treatment notes for each session, progress reports at appropriate intervals, and discharge summaries that clearly reflect achievement of outcome goals.

Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative, self‑motivated, courteous, and professional attitude essential to every position. Everyone needs to work as a team, and we expect employees to roll up their sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: (a) get along with co‑workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive feedback from a supervisor.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an ASHA accredited Speech/Language Pathology curriculum
• Master’s Degree required
• Current Idaho Speech Language Pathologist license
• Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC)
• BLS on first day or be assigned by the Learning Center