Speech Pathologist

Saint Luke's Health System; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's Health System is seeking a full-time Speech Pathologist for Saint Luke's South Hospital to address speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders. You will provide assessment, diagnosis and therapy within an evidence-based framework in a patient-centered approach.

You will develop individualized treatment plans, supervise students and assistants, document progress per policy, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
• ASHA certification/clinical competence in Speech-Language Pathology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients after impairment, injury or disease and implement treatment plans.
• Create individualized, evidence-based treatment plans based on evaluation findings.
• Supervise students and assistants delivering therapy.
• Document progress and discharge planning per policy and requirements.
• Participate in quality initiatives and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Job Description

Saint Luke's South Hospital is seeking a full-time Speech Pathologist to join our team! Provides prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, management and counseling services to clients with speech/ language, cognitive-communication and /or oral-pharyngeal sensorimotor impairments. Plans directs and conducts habilitative, rehabilitative and counseling programs to treat impairments involving verbal and written language. Full-time: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Some weekends required. Evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease. Creates an individualized patient-centered treatment plan based on evidenced based practice and selects appropriate interventions based upon evaluation and assessment of patient. Re-evaluates and provides periodic reassessment of patient progress and contributes to discharge planning. Supervises treatment provided by students and assistants. Participates and makes recommendations for client care interventions to the interdisciplinary health care team. Delegates and instructs supportive personnel in services to be provided. Provides timely documentation per department and/or entity policy and as required by insurance provider to meet licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement requirements, and physician treatment plan. Uses professional judgment to ensure safety to self, patients, and others at all times. Performs all other duties as requested by manager. Participates in quality initiatives.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience: 2 years Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Cert Clinical Competence-Speech/Lang - American Speech Language Hearing Association, Speech Pathology - Various Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

Full Time Day (United States of America) Saint Luke's Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke's offers: http://www.saintlukeskc.org/about-saint-lukes