Acute Care & Outpatient Speech Therapist (SLP) - WVU Medicine East - Berkeley Medical Center

WVU Medicine • Burbank, CA

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About The Position

Evaluates and treats patients requiring speech-language-swallowing therapy.

Requirements

• Current or temporary Speech-Language Pathologist licensure in the applicable state.
• Current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Language Pathology or must obtain within 48 months of hire.
• Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year of speech language pathologist experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides coordinated and comprehensive patient care including assessment, expected outcomes, rehabilitation interventions and evaluation with an interdisciplinary team approach.
• Evaluates speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive-linguistic needs and develops and implements the treatment programs for assigned patients.
• Determines/revises priorities for direct/indirect patient care activities based on patient need and available resources.
• Documents all treatments according to department policies and procedures.
• Performs evaluation of patient response to tasks performed and delegated.
• Participates in the Performance Improvement program of the Rehabilitation Services department.
• May supervise assigned graduate assistants/interns, students and volunteers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees