Speech Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP), Per Diem Day Shift, Inpatient Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•Rockville, MD

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About The Position

Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation is hiring an experienced Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) for its inpatient therapy department. The role supports the organization’s mission of extending God’s care through physical, mental, and spiritual healing and may flex to any rehabilitation site as needed. The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates patients with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs, establishes diagnoses and plans of care, provides or supervises interventions, and reassesses and modifies treatment as needed. The position also involves planning for discharge, coordinating referrals and follow-up, documenting patient management, communicating with the care team, and supervising assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers. The therapist manages scheduling in response to census and patient load, attends team meetings, participates in performance improvement and professional development activities, and provides education and consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public. This is a per diem, non-exempt position paying a fixed rate of $60 per hour, with a stated commitment of 8 hours per week. The typical schedule is five weekdays per month, with a minimum of 6.5 hours per day offered. The day-shift role requires two weekend days per month and two major holidays per year, including at least one winter holiday. There is no on-call requirement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited speech-language pathology program.
At least 2 years of experience; at least 1 year in the setting is preferred.
Active Maryland license and CCC-SLP credential.
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of experience in the setting.

Responsibilities

Perform initial examinations and evaluations to establish impairment or diagnosis, prognosis, and a plan of care before intervention.
Provide, direct, and supervise therapy interventions consistent with examination and evaluation findings, diagnosis, prognosis, and the plan of care.
Involve patients or clients and appropriate others in planning, implementing, and assessing the plan of care.
Reexamine patients or clients as needed, evaluate progress or changes in status, and modify the plan of care or discontinue services as appropriate.
Plan for patient or client discharge in consultation with appropriate disciplines, considering goals and outcomes and arranging follow-up or referrals as appropriate.
Discontinue intervention when a patient or client cannot continue to progress toward goals or is no longer expected to benefit from therapy, coordinating with the referring provider or team when indicated.
Communicate, coordinate, and document patient-management information, including evaluations, plans of care, interventions, responses, barriers, status changes, reexaminations, and discharge or discontinuation.
Supervise and direct patient-care activities of assigned rehabilitation aides, office assistants, and volunteers.
Manage the schedule to accommodate changes in census and patient load, and inform management of caseload-management issues.
Attend team meetings and communicate patient status effectively, consulting the medical record or other treating therapists as needed.
Participate in individual and assigned hospital performance-improvement and professional-development activities.
Educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public about the purposes and benefits of therapy.