Inpatient Speech Language Pathologist, Jewish Hospital, PRN
About The Position
The Inpatient Speech Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients referred to the facility. The role includes patient evaluation, developing and implementing appropriate treatment plans, delivering treatment services, and comprehensive discharge planning. The therapist functions as an effective team member and contributes to department and organizational goals and objectives. The therapist evaluates and implements appropriate therapy, conducts regular reassessments to modify treatment and maximize patients’ potential for functional independence, and communicates patient status, evaluation results, treatment plans, and goals to physicians and therapy customers. The role also includes maintaining effective working relationships, providing cost-effective treatment, ensuring patient charges and clinical documentation comply with applicable standards and policies, and overseeing rehab technicians, therapy assistants, and students in accordance with practice acts and organizational policies. The position supports department operations through productivity and quality monitoring, program development, performance improvement, community events, documentation, staff orientation, professional growth, meetings, equipment and supply escalation, and additional leadership duties as needed. The therapist maintains a safe and orderly environment and performs other duties as assigned. Shifts are 7–10 hours and vary by work setting; the listed schedule is 4–5 shifts per week, also varying by work setting. Overtime is infrequent.
Requirements
- BS, MS, or doctorate-level degree from an accredited college or university.
- Experience appropriate to the practice setting and facility programmatic needs.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or the State of Indiana, as appropriate to the facility.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients and implement competent therapy treatment, providing regular reassessments and modifying treatment to maximize functional independence.
- Communicate patient status, evaluation results, treatment plans, and goals to physicians and therapy customers in a timely manner.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, family members, internal customers, and external customers.
- Provide cost-effective treatment programming while considering treatment costs and department or facility resources.
- Ensure patient charges and clinical documentation comply with regulatory standards and department policies and procedures.
- Oversee rehab technicians, therapy assistants, and students in accordance with discipline practice acts and organizational policies.
- Monitor workflow, productivity, standards of practice, and regulatory requirements, and review staff or personnel work as appropriate.
- Participate in program development, performance improvement activities, and organization-sponsored community events.
- Respond professionally to feedback and concerns using listening, problem-solving, and participatory management skills.
- Assist with interviewing, selecting, and orienting new personnel.
- Complete required documentation and maintain patient records to meet regulatory requirements.
- Serve as a role model by supporting professional growth, department growth, and competency.
- Organize job duties and responsibilities to work efficiently and productively.
- Participate in departmental and programmatic meetings, constructively expressing concerns and ideas.
- Escalate equipment and supply needs or gaps through appropriate pathways.
- Assume additional leadership responsibilities as needed to support department goals.
- Maintain equipment and the environment in a safe and orderly manner.
- Contribute to department and program operations in accordance with the organization's strategic plan and mission.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
