Speech Pathologist - PRN

LMH Health; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Excellent benefits

Job summary

LMH Health in Lawrence, Kansas, is seeking a Speech & Language Pathologist to provide evaluations, modalities and treatments for a designated patient group, following hospital and department policies and procedures. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized plans of care.

As part of the role, you will assess patient and family education needs, document progress, participate in quality improvement, and collaborate with physicians to optimize outcomes

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from accredited program.
• Current license through Kansas.
• Certificate of Clinical Competency through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
• BLS Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessment and establishes a plan of care.
• Assess the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals.
• Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care.
• Assess educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver, or significant others and provides education to meet those needs.
• Communicates honestly with others and discusses issues and resolves problems as soon as they arise.
• Willingly assumes additional responsibilities to support team efforts.
• Actively participates in continuous performance improvement processes.
• Willingly embraces changes that will improve customer focused care.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology

State license (Kansas)

ASHA CCC

BLS Certification

Job description

Something special starts here.

You can’t define it, but you know it when you see it: the difference between an average life and the good life. When your cup is full – with joy, purpose and lifelong health – it shows. At LMH Health, we are all about healthy people, healthy communities and healthy futures, and that makes us your destination for an exceptional career. From flexible, work-life harmony to competitive pay and great advancement potential, find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health.

You’ll find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health:

• Join a team that cares about the community
• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
• Professional development and recognition
• Excellent benefits

We’re looking for you.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Speech & Language Pathologist assumes responsibility and accountability for a designated groups of patients and provides speech therapy evaluations, modalities, and treatments in accordance with established hospital and departmental policy and procedures, maintaining the highest degree of quality patient care.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs patient assessment and establishes a plan of care.
• Assess the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals.
• Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care.
• Assess educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver, or significant others and provides education to meet those needs.
• Communicates honestly with others and discusses issues and resolves problems as soon as they arise.
• Willingly assumes additional responsibilities to support team efforts.
• Actively participates in continuous performance improvement processes.
• Willingly embraces changes that will improve customer focused care.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Required :

• Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Pathology from accredited program.
• Current license through Kansas
• Certificate of Clinical Competency through the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
• BLS Certificate

Our Cultural Beliefs

• People First
• Integrity Matters
• Better Together

At LMH Health,we value inclusion and diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.