Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Full-time

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health is hiring a full-time Speech Language Pathologist for Therapy Services at Texas Health Ft. Worth, an 815-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service acute care trauma hospital. The role supports adult patients in an inpatient setting and provides evidence-based care as part of a supportive clinical team. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Weekend on-call duty is required one or fewer times per quarter. Employees sign up for three minor-holiday shifts per year and participate in a major-holiday on-call rotation for swallowing evaluations. The Speech Language Pathologist assesses patients, establishes plans of care, provides age-appropriate therapeutic treatment, educates patients and families, and documents care in accordance with departmental and regulatory guidelines. The position requires a Texas Speech Language Pathology license or, for an intern, a Texas Speech Language Pathology Intern license. A Certificate of Clinical Competence in SLP is strongly preferred.

Requirements

Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology or another post-baccalaureate degree recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Experience as an SLP with adults in an acute care hospital-based inpatient setting.
Texas Speech Language Pathology license upon hire, or Texas Speech Language Pathology Intern license upon hire for an SLP intern.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification before providing independent patient care, maintained quarterly.
Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
Problem-solving ability and ability to teach others.
Time management, interpersonal, customer service, and basic leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) is strongly preferred.
Texas Speech Language Pathology license is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform age-appropriate patient assessments and establish plans of care.
Use therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to the patient's age and desire for treatment.
Educate patients and families through instruction, demonstration, and appropriate handouts on treatment plans, safety issues, home programs or self-management, and assistive equipment.
Document assessments, plans of care, and recertifications in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
Work in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and departmental personnel.