About this role
Summary
Job Description:
The Speech Pathology Department provides evaluation and therapeutic services for patients with speech, language, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders. The department works collaboratively with interdisciplinary care teams to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered interventions that support communication, safety, and overall quality of life across the continuum of care.
Speech-Language Pathologist
PRN, Days
The Speech-Language Pathologist II (SLP) is responsible for identifying , assessing, and treating patients
with cognitive communication and/or swallowing disorders. The SLP also provides counseling/ education to
patients, caregivers, and staff regarding cognitive-communication and / or swallowing disorders.
Job Description:
- Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for adults who exhibit cognitive-communication disorders and for neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adults who exhibit feeding/ swallowing disorders. These assessments incorporate both formal and informal test procedures. Diagnostic conclusions and recommendations are based upon test results, clinical observations, background/ history, and information from other specialist , patients, and caregivers.
- Develop appropriate treatment plans and bases treatment methods and procedures on a definitive rationale, as an ongoing process, adapting to meet the patient’s needs.
- Counsel patients and caregivers regarding the cognitive-communicative / swallow disorder. Discuss progress and recommends follow-up services and/ or provides instruction for carry-over and/ or home programs, with patient’s and caregivers upon discharge.
- Communicate patient care needs, progress, and plans with the treatment team members to support the interdisciplinary team model for optimal treatment outcomes.
- Support collaborative and multidisciplinary research; applies research findings to practice and encourages, participates in, and promotes research activities that establish the outcomes of patient- management.
Requirements:
- Masters Degree-Speech Language Pathology
- Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) Must be obtained within 9 months for fulltime employees and 18 months for part-time employees.
- Current and valid license to practice Speech-Language Pathology in the state of Kentucky
- Maintain Certification of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Must obtain BLS within 30 days
Benefits: PRN (As Needed)
- Preventive Plan
- Retirement Plans