Speech Language Pathologist Hourly
Sarah Bush Lincoln•Hutchinson, KS
•$35 - $55
About The Position
Speech/Language Pathologists provide individualized treatment programs for patients with speech-language, voice, and/or swallowing problems, based on evaluation and assessment. Services are provided in the hospital and at outreach sites, which may include long-term care facilities, schools, clinics, and homes. This is an hourly, as-needed (PRN) position in the Speech Pathology Department. Compensation is based on experience, with an estimated range of $35.43 to $54.92 per hour and a starting rate of $35.43.
Requirements
- Master of Science degree (required).
- Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist; Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation licensure is specified.
- BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Prepare accurate reports of diagnostic findings, treatments, and patient progress.
- Carry out planned treatment using appropriate manual techniques and available equipment or modalities; reassess patients and modify treatments as appropriate.
- Conduct thorough patient assessments to determine appropriate treatment methods and develop care plans.
- Document treatment and plans of care efficiently and effectively, describing progress toward goals and supporting compliance with professional and regulatory reporting and reimbursement standards.
- Collaborate and communicate with other healthcare team members to coordinate care and optimize patient outcomes.
- Coordinate schedules and assignments to support productivity, efficiency, and timely service to patients and colleagues.
- Maintain competency in assigned areas of client care and seek additional information, in-service training, or educational opportunities to remain current.
- Maintain and correctly use departmental equipment, including VisiPitch, electrolarynx, augmentative communication devices, and dictating units.
- Educate patients and families about disorders, treatment recommendations, and the functional effects of disorders.
- Provide individualized education to clients and significant others or caregivers about underlying pathology, instructions, rationale, contraindications, side effects, and consequences of noncompliance; document education according to professional, regulatory, and Health Center standards.
- Conduct in-service education and participate in community service programs as requested.
- Supervise graduate students during their internships.
- Upon licensure, perform duties independently with little or no direct supervision and take responsibility for supervising the clinical practice of assistant- or aide-level department staff.
