Speech Language Pathologist, Certified - Acute Speech - Days - PRN

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport•Gulfport, MS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Certified Speech-Language Pathologist provides advanced therapy services and education to patients, patient's family and staff to prevent and treat disability following disease, injury or other cause. The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates, plans, provides treatment and collaborates with others to optimize functional recovery and minimize disability. The Certified Speech-Language Pathologist may supervise non-certified Speech-Language Pathologists in accordance with the MS State Department of Health Supervised Professional Employment Plan (SPEP).

Requirements

Master's Degree in speech-language pathology, communicative disorders, or speech and hearing science from an accredited program
Valid State of Mississippi Speech Language Pathologist license
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
1 year of direct clinical work with patients, consultations, record keeping, or any other duties relevant to a bona fide program of clinical work
Advanced Speech Language Pathology principles, practices and procedures
Evaluation and treatment of individuals with speech, language, cognitive, swallowing disorders and social or emotional needs
Use and operation of equipment used in speech language pathology
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
Monitoring/assessing performance of individuals to make improvements or take corrective action
Thinking critically by using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
Ability to prioritize tasks
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Ability to communicate information and ideas effectively through oral and written expression

Responsibilities

Evaluates, plans and provides care to optimize functional recovery of patient
Collaborates with patient, family and health care team to plan care
Provides patient care interventions based on patient acuity and functional status
Alters the plan of care and updates goals based on patient's response to treatment
Evaluates hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders
Administers hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments
Observes and documents patient's response to treatment and progress
Assures accurate, concise and efficient documentation of patient progress in patient record
Communicates patient care needs with interdisciplinary health care teams
Facilitates patient education, discharge planning and functional maintenance with interdisciplinary staff and utilizing available resources
Serves as a patient advocate in identifying functional potential and promoting the appropriate utilization of services
Collaborates with speech therapy team
Consults with and refers clients to additional medical or educational services
Consults with and advises medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation
Designs, develops, or employs alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies
Assists with supervising non-certified Speech-Language Pathologists with speech services
Participates in planning and operational changes to achieve individual and team performance improvement goals