Speech Language Pathologist | Outpatient

Avera • Sioux Falls, SD

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Speech Language Pathologist coordinates and delivers diagnostic and therapeutic services in speech, language, cognition, feeding, and swallowing for infant through adult patient populations as part of an interdisciplinary team. This outpatient position serves an adult post-acute and neurological population, including patients with conditions such as CVA, TBI, dysphagia, cognitive disorders, and Parkinson’s disease.

The role evaluates patients using formal and informal assessments, develops and implements individualized treatment programs, provides direct therapy, and adjusts goals and strategies based on ongoing evaluation. The Speech Language Pathologist coordinates care with patients, families, physicians, rehabilitation staff, nursing staff, and other interdisciplinary team members. The position also includes documentation, professional development, department program development, quality and productivity monitoring, and evaluation and monitoring of student clinical internships.

Requirements

• Master's degree or doctorate from an accredited Speech and Language program.
• Active Speech-Language Pathologist license from the licensing board in the state of practice; a provisional state license may be held for 1–2 years while completing a supervised clinical practicum.
• Ability to work the specified hours.
• Visual acuity adequate to perform the position's duties.
• Ability to communicate effectively, hear, understand, and distinguish speech and other sounds.
• Ability to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations where applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with adult post-acute and neurological populations.
• Experience with CVA, TBI, swallowing/dysphagia, cognition, or Parkinson’s disease.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate assigned patients using formal and informal diagnostic assessments to determine functioning levels and intervention needs across speech pathology areas.
• Apply age-specific knowledge and provide care for patients from infancy through geriatrics.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment programs.
• Provide direct therapy using functional settings, strategies, activities, and tasks to support health and treatment goals.
• Establish and modify intervention goals and strategies based on ongoing evaluations.
• Plan therapy around each patient's physical, emotional, and intellectual capabilities and coordinate with rehabilitation, medical, and nursing care plans.
• Prepare required written documentation, including evaluation results, treatment plans, progress notes, and reports.
• Communicate patient status, progress, and needs effectively to patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Build rapport and work cooperatively with interdisciplinary team members throughout patient intervention.
• Participate in educational programs, review current literature, and attend in-service meetings and workshops; share new knowledge with coworkers.
• Participate in department program development.
• Use available tools to monitor and improve quality outcomes and productivity measures.
• Evaluate and monitor clinical internships for students from universities and colleges.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, with an additional monthly payment of $167 toward loan principal, up to $10,000.
• PTO available on day one for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement.
• Career development through hands-on training and mentorship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time