PRN SLP

WVU Medicine

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves evaluating and treating patients who require speech-language-swallowing therapy. The role encompasses providing coordinated and comprehensive patient care, including conducting assessments, establishing expected outcomes, and implementing rehabilitation interventions within an interdisciplinary team framework. Key responsibilities include evaluating speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive-linguistic needs, developing and executing treatment programs, and documenting all treatments in accordance with departmental policies. The Speech-Language Pathologist will also assess patient responses to therapy, contribute to the Performance Improvement program of the Rehabilitation Services department, and may be involved in supervising graduate assistants, interns, students, and volunteers. For facilities with specialty accreditation, annual required education must be completed.

Requirements

Current or temporary Speech-Language Pathologist licensure in the state where services will be provided: MD: Speech Language Pathologist License OR Limited Speech Language Pathologist License through Maryland Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers and Speech-Language Pathologists.
OH: Speech Pathologists License OR Temporary Speech Language Pathologist License through Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board.
PA: Speech Language Pathologist License through Pennsylvania Board of Examiners in Speech Language and Hearing.
WV: Licensed Speech Language Pathologist License OR Provisional Speech Language Pathologist License through the West Virginia Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology.
Current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Language Pathology OR must be obtained within 48 months of hire.
Obtain certification in Basic Life Support within 30 days of hire date.
Ability to organize and prioritize time and tasks to achieve a well-coordinated work effort and to effectively meet work schedules including an ability to integrate multiple factors which may have an impact on patient care.

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 to provide coordinated and comprehensive patient care including assessment, expected outcomes, and rehabilitation interventions within an interdisciplinary team approach.
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, as monitored by supervision, by documentation review, and consultation with referring Provider.
Performs evaluation of patient response to tasks performed and delegated.
Participates in the Performance Improvement program of the Rehabilitation Services department with emphasis on speech therapy, to assure the delivery of appropriate, timely, and cost-effective services.
May supervise assigned graduate assistants/interns, students and volunteers.
Assigns schedules for students to participate in evaluation and treatment of patients conducted in the clinical setting.
Approves graduate student lesson plans, reports, documentation in hospital EMR, or appropriate written communication for assigned patients.
Provides feedback to students during supervised sessions.
Discusses techniques, goals, and materials to be used in therapy sessions.
Provides written evaluation of student performance at the end of the semester.
Completion of annual required education related to specialty accreditation as defined by accreditation standards. Training may be completed through CBLs, trainings, In-services, and competency validation.