Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - PRN

Kindred Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading rehabilitation hospital in Louisville as a vital team member focusing on patient care and recovery. This role offers a chance to utilize your specialized skills in a supportive environment dedicated to superior patient outcomes and professional development.

Benefits

Various shift availabilities

Low therapist-to-patient ratios

Professional development opportunities

Strong interdisciplinary teamwork

Qualifications

• Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in state.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Patient Assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

UofL Health, Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital- Brownsboro

PRN

A career at UofL Health- Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital - Brownsboro, a new 40-bed, 55,000-square-foot, two-story inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and UofL Health 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. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Louisville area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Benefits:

·Various shift availabilities

·Low therapist-to-patient ratios

·Professional development and advancement opportunities

·Targeted approach to career development

·Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities

·Superior quality patient outcomes

·Supportive leadership and culture

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

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

UofL Health - Frazier Rehabilitation Hospital - Brownsboro strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.