Speech-Language Pathologist | UF Health Gainesville Rehab | PRN | Days
About The Position
UF Health Therapists provide rehabilitation services in the acute setting, creating and customizing treatment plans for conditions that limit a patient’s ability to move, be active, communicate, swallow, and complete daily tasks and activities. The team works to maximize physical performance while addressing cognitive and psychosocial components of care to achieve functional outcomes. This position serves patients across three Gainesville, Florida locations. The UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital’s East Tower serves cardiac, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, heart and lung transplant, neurosurgery, and neurology patients. The UF Health Shands Hospital and Shands Children’s Hospital’s North Tower serves adult general medical and surgical patients, including patients in medical units, IMC, and ICU, as well as patients receiving burn/BICU and ENT/plastic surgery services. Shands Children’s Hospital serves patients from neonates through older pediatric patients in general pediatrics, NICU, PICU, and PCICU. The UF Health Cancer Hospital and Medical Center’s South Tower provides cancer-related services and is the main hospital for orthopedics and trauma; it also includes the Adult ED, renal and liver transplant services, and a surgical ICU. The schedule is PRN, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on varied days.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher as designated by the professional license.
- Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of Florida.
- Demonstrated strong communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others and work as a team.
Nice To Haves
- Experience or fieldwork in the acute setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide rehabilitation services in the acute setting.
- Create and customize treatment plans for conditions affecting patients’ movement, activity, communication, swallowing, and ability to complete daily tasks and activities.
- Help maximize physical performance while addressing cognitive and psychosocial components of care to achieve functional outcomes.
- Provide services across the identified UF Health hospital locations and patient populations.
