Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw • Saginaw, MI

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About The Position

Select Specialty Hospital Saginaw is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. Speech Language Pathologists provide compassionate treatment and support patients’ communication and swallowing needs.

The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates communication skills and/or swallowing function and provides goal-oriented treatment to help patients reach their maximum communication and swallowing potential. The role collaborates with associates to deliver quality interdisciplinary patient programming and contributes to the Rehab Therapy Department’s quality monitoring, peer review, program development, and departmental policies and procedures. The position also helps maintain supplies and shares professional knowledge and experience, alerting the Manager to educational needs.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist.
• Certified BLS or completion of BLS within the first 90 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive evaluations of patients’ communication skills and/or swallowing function.
• Provide goal-oriented treatment to facilitate patients’ maximum communication and/or swallowing potential.
• Collaborate with associates to provide quality interdisciplinary patient programming.
• Participate with fellow staff in monitoring the quality of services provided by the Rehab Therapy Department.
• Participate in peer review for staff performance and appraisals.
• Assist in developing the SLP role in programs and services and revising departmental policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining an adequate stock of supplies.
• Share professional knowledge and experience and alert the Manager to educational needs.
• Address patients’ physical, mental, psychological, and social needs through initiative, responsibility, and action.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program.
• Potential opportunity for advancement to full-time employment.
• 401(k) eligibility for part-time/per-diem employees who reach 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
• Benefits supporting financial, work/life, and emotional well-being of employees and their family members.

What This Job Offers

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