Speech Language Pathologist

Shriners Children's•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) practices communication services using a patient- and family-centered approach. The SLP considers individuals’ and families’ needs, abilities, values, preferences, and interests, combining these factors with current research evidence in clinical decision-making. The role provides individualized evaluations and treatment plans, along with education and training for patients, families, and staff, to address patients’ communication needs. The SLP works with local leaders and follows the Shriners Hospitals for Children FOCUSED Program, a system-wide model emphasizing patient-centered care. The SLP evaluates and treats communication, feeding, swallowing, and related functional disorders. The position develops individualized care plans, uses evidence-based practice and advanced instrumentation and technologies, and collaborates with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and third-party payers. The SLP also contributes to clinical programs and practice guidelines, discharge planning, documentation, compliance, and ongoing professional development.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.
Licensed in the state of practice.
Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC).
CPR/BLS certification, per hospital policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the pediatric specialty of the hospital, which may include outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation.
One year of experience in a healthcare setting.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities in working with children at various levels of care.

Responsibilities

Upon referral from a licensed independent practitioner, conduct systematic patient examinations and evaluations using a comprehensive, patient- and family-centered approach and applicable national standards and AMA CPT codes.
Use culturally and linguistically appropriate observations, standardized or criterion-referenced tools, instrumentation, records, case histories, prior test results, and interviews to inform clinical decisions.
Synthesize evaluation findings, formulate prognoses, estimate likely outcomes and timeframes for intervention, and establish quantifiable, achievable goals.
Design, develop, and implement individualized treatment plans for communication, feeding, swallowing, and related functional concerns to optimize function.
Use evidence-based practice, advanced instrumentation, and technologies in evaluation and treatment.
Collaborate with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and third-party payers to provide appropriate orthotic devices, adaptive equipment, pressure garments, assistive technology, prosthetics, and durable medical equipment.
Assist with identifying and developing clinical programs and clinical practice guidelines, while ensuring interventions comply with department policies, professional standards, and regulatory guidelines.
Develop discharge plans with patients, families, care management, and community resources, and participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
Assess patient and caregiver education needs and provide effective discharge instruction and home programs using appropriate language and written or demonstrated methods.
Coordinate discharge referrals with medical vendors and outside therapeutic services and arrange durable medical equipment as needed.
Maintain accurate, thorough, ethical clinical documentation that meets payer, regulatory, professional, hospital, department, Joint Commission, AMA CPT, and applicable CARF requirements.
Support risk management and compliance initiatives and assist with documentation audits as requested.
Complete paperwork for scheduling, prior authorization, adaptive equipment, and patient care statistics.
Reflect on personal practice and professional activities to guide development goals, seek clinical education, and expand clinical skills and evidence-based practice.
Participate in departmental education through staff in-services and competencies.
Review federal, state, and payer regulations, AMA CPT coding, and State Practice Act requirements, and assist peers in meeting applicable standards.
Maintain high ethical, professional, and technical standards and integrate the organization’s core values into daily work.