Speech Pathologist – Per Diem

Jobtailor; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a licensed clinician in Arizona with a Master’s degree to supervise personnel and coordinate patient care within the rehabilitation department. The role requires BLS certification, AZ licensure, and active EMR documentation reflecting patient progress.

Responsibilities include family and patient conferences, discharge planning, and ensuring safety compliance while mentoring peers and supporting cross-department education initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Current license in the state of Arizona required.
• BLS (American Heart Association) required upon hire date.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card application number required upon hire.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card required within 90 days of hire.
• Minimum one year experience in area of specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision to supportive personnel while assuming responsibility for patient care.
• Attends and participates in patient team conferences and family conferences.
• Documents in EMR with logical data flow and reflects patient response.
• Plans measures to meet learning needs and documents in patient record.
• Implements treatment plans and evaluates patient responses to therapy.

Skills

Patient Evaluation

Treatment Planning

Discharge Planning

Safety Compliance

Documentation Accuracy

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate supervision to supportive personnel (Techs, students) while assuming responsibility for care of patient.
• Attends and actively participates in patient team conferences and family conferences.
• Determines needs for follow up outpatient therapy and makes post-discharge recommendations.
• Documents within EMR and charting accurately reflects a logical flow between data collected, action taken, and patients response to the action.
• Plans specific measures to meet assessed learning needs and documents in patient record.
• Recognizes and addresses patient, family, and appropriate others in the learning needs of the individual.
• Present information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the level of patient and family understanding.
• Implements the treatment plan and evaluates and records the patient responses to the treatment sessions.
• Participates in the development of individual discharge plans that are responsive to patient/family concerns.
• Able to revise/update plan based on assessment.
• Acts as a resource person to peers within the rehabilitation department, fielding questions, mentoring, or providing educational opportunities.
• Acts as a resource person to other departments and community, fielding questions, mentoring, or providing educational opportunities.
• Reviews patient's history and appropriate data prior to initiating evaluation.
• Evaluate and treat patients without a physician order or referral as established by Board of Medical Directors Rule.
• Assists patients and families in planning for discharge.
• Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
• Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
• If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
• Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
• Meets productivity goals according to departmental standards.
• Attends 75% of department monthly meetings in a 12-month period; responsible for 100% of the meeting content from minutes.
• Responds to new orders promptly in compliance with department policy.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, EMR entries, and patient responses; completes charges in a timely manner and according to proper procedures.

Requirements

• Master's degree - Required
• Current license in the state of Arizona - Required
• BLS (American Heart Association) - Required upon date of hire.
• Fingerprint Clearance Card application number - Required upon hire
• Fingerprint Clearance Card - Required within 90 days of hire
• Minimum one (1) year experience in area of specialty - Preferred

Hard Skills

• Patient Evaluation
• Treatment Planning
• Discharge Planning
• Safety Compliance
• Documentation Accuracy

Soft Skills

• Clear Communication
• Mentoring
• Team Collaboration
• Patient Advocacy

Certifications & Qualifications

• BLS Certification
• Fingerprint Clearance Card