SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST 1 - NICU (PER DIEM)
About The Position
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST 1 - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Responsibilities: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): - This role will serve as a Neonatal Feeding Therapist to provide direct patient care and/or consultative services for the premature and/or medically complex infants in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as referred by a licensed provider. - Responsible for providing feeding/swallowing assessments for all infants <35 weeks gestation at birth. - Assist to develop clinical programs and individualized feeding plans to facilitate safe, cue based oral feeding for each infant; implementing developmentally appropriate feeding/swallowing intervention services to minimize feeding challenges as warranted; actively collaborating with neonatology team regarding therapy needs in the NICU, oral feeding practices, premature infant development, and provision of developmental care. - Confer with and coach families and caregivers regarding individualized feeding techniques to minimize impact of feeding challenges in their NICU infant. - Participate in operational aspects, performance improvement, and quality improvement activities within the department. - Provide input in formulating budget, assist in evaluation of departmental performance, and take action to remain in budget guidelines. - Ensure that patient charges and documentation are accurate and entered on a timely basis. - Participate in infection control, equipment training, compliance, safety and educational programs, both at the departmental and organizational level. Legal Requirement(s) There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position. Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law. REQUIREMENTS/Minimum Qualifications: A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Equivalent education/experience. DESIRED: 1 or more years of NICU experience
Requirements
- Licensed by the State of Washington as a Speech Language Pathologist or Audiologist.
- Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.
- A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- Equivalent education/experience.
Nice To Haves
- 1 or more years of NICU experience
Responsibilities
- Serve as a Neonatal Feeding Therapist to provide direct patient care and/or consultative services for the premature and/or medically complex infants in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as referred by a licensed provider.
- Responsible for providing feeding/swallowing assessments for all infants <35 weeks gestation at birth.
- Assist to develop clinical programs and individualized feeding plans to facilitate safe, cue based oral feeding for each infant
- Implementing developmentally appropriate feeding/swallowing intervention services to minimize feeding challenges as warranted
- Actively collaborating with neonatology team regarding therapy needs in the NICU, oral feeding practices, premature infant development, and provision of developmental care.
- Confer with and coach families and caregivers regarding individualized feeding techniques to minimize impact of feeding challenges in their NICU infant.
- Participate in operational aspects, performance improvement, and quality improvement activities within the department.
- Provide input in formulating budget, assist in evaluation of departmental performance, and take action to remain in budget guidelines.
- Ensure that patient charges and documentation are accurate and entered on a timely basis.
- Participate in infection control, equipment training, compliance, safety and educational programs, both at the departmental and organizational level.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
