Speech Pathologist PRN

Riverside Health; Riverside (AL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

The Speech Language Pathologist at Riverside Health in Smithfield, VA carries out individualized programs for patients with acute and chronic conditions to maximize quality of life and functional goals. This role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and ongoing assessment of progress.

Responsibilities include evaluating and diagnosing speech, language, and swallowing disorders, providing aural rehabilitation, and educating families and staff.

Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral degree in Speech Language Pathology.
• 1 year of SLP experience preferred.
• ASHA credentials and state licensure required upon hire.
• CPR/BLS certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and diagnose speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provide aural rehabilitation for deaf or hard of hearing individuals.
• Provide training and education to families and caregivers and other professionals.
• Carry out and modify treatment plans to maximize outcomes and discharge readiness.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and participate in team meetings.
• Support training of team members, volunteers, and students.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Aural rehabilitation

Family training

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Masters Degree, Speech Language Pathology

Doctoral Degree, Speech Language Pathology

Job description

Smithfield, Virginia

Hiring Range

$55.00 - $63.00/Hourly Actual pay is determined by program, work commitment and business needs

Overview

The Speech Language Pathologist carries out an individualized program for patient with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The therapist will also maintain a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff.

What you will do

• Responsible for evaluating and diagnosing speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides augmentative and alternative communication systems for severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders such as ASD or progressive neurological disorders.
• Provides training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals.
• Carries out treatment plan and modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and return to optimal level of care. Records patient's progress and modifies the plan of care.
• Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Assists in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.

Qualifications

Education

• Masters Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required) or
• Doctoral Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required)

Experience

• 1 year Speech Language Pathology (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Required) and
• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Preferred)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)