Speech Pathologist

Bedrock Healthcare; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Health Care Center in Madison, WI seeks a Speech Pathologist to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to residents with swallowing or communication impairments, participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, and support policy development.

The role emphasizes professional licensure, strong communication skills, and collaboration with nurses and clinicians to promote patient independence and quality of life.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical information; communicate with residents, families and professionals.
• MS in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Active Speech-Language Pathology Licensure.

Skills

Communication/Language Skills

Reasoning Ability

SLP Licensure

Computer Skills

Education

MS in Speech-Language Pathology

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Speech Pathologist

Bedrock Health Care Center makes it top priority to care for seniors with the respect, compassion, and dignity they deserve. We understand that caring is what makes a community and without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community. It is what sets us apart from any other skilled nursing facility. At Bedrock, our nursing staff are overly courteous, respectful and maintain a high level of professionalism at all times. Our primary goal is to get you back in a condition to be independent once again while maintaining a friendly environment and providing nutritionally enhanced meals. We are currently recruiting for a Speech Pathologist to join our team!

Purpose of this position

The purpose of this position is to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to evaluate, treat, document and/or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to swallow or communicate due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing Service to develop communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential physical and intellectual duty as identified. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Communication/Language Skills — Must have excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical information. Ability to effectively communicate with residents, their families and other healthcare professionals. Ability to present information to supervisor.
• Reasoning Ability — Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions. Computer Skills — Must be familiar with software such as Word and Excel.
• MS in Speech-Language Pathology
• Active Speech-Language Pathology Licensure