Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) II, Day Shift, Acute Care Therapy

Adventist HealthCare • Rockville, MD

29d • $37 - $56 • Onsite

About The Position

Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Speech Language Pathologist II for our Acute Care Therapy Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. This role involves performing initial examinations and evaluations, providing therapy intervention, planning for discharge, and communicating patient status to the care team. The position also includes managing schedules, attending team meetings, participating in performance improvement activities, and educating others on therapy benefits. The Speech Language Pathologist II will also mentor students during their clinical practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Masters, or Doctorate in SLP from an accredited program or from an educationally equivalent international program.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience (at least 1 year in setting preferred)
• Active Maryland License, AHA HCP CPR
• Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Responsibilities

• Perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed).
• Provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care.
• Reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue speech-language pathology services.
• In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral.
• Discontinue intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the speech-language pathologist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
• Communicate, coordinate, and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated.
• Supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers.
• Manage schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management.
• Attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
• Responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities.
• Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, students, and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.
• Mentor and support students during their clinical practices in patient-centered care.

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level