Speech Language Pathologist

CHI St. Vincent Health • Little Rock, AR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As our Speech Therapist at CHI St Vincent, you’ll increase our patients’ independence by helping them eat and drink safely, improve memory or cognitive issues, or communicate their needs and wishes more clearly.
No two days are the same here. Our Speech Therapists work with a team of dedicated physicians, therapists, and other health professionals to ensure a safe diet for patients who may experience swallowing issues by performing modified barium swallow studies. These patients have been through a trauma of some sort and most don’t feel well. You’ll ensure they won’t be hungry while they heal and can bring tremendous relief to the patient and their family. You’ll also do cognitive evaluations to determine if a patient can make decisions or if any communication issues result from cognitive impairment or speech impairment.
To thrive in this role, you should be flexible, calm, compassionate, curious, and adaptable. Above all, you must be committed to improving our patients' safety, independence, and quality of life. We strive to provide excellent care every day, and you are an integral part of that!

Requirements

• Masters Other Speech & Language Pathology, upon hire
• Speech Language Pathologist: AR, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Perform modified barium swallow studies to determine a patient’s ability to swallow safely
• Perform cognitive assessments to determine a patient’s ability to make decisions for themselves, remember basic information, control their emotions and interact appropriately with others.
• Document all assessment results and work with physicians and other clinicians to develop a plan of care and track all treatments and patient progress.
• Using exercises, modalities, and/or adaptive devices, work with patients to improve speech, memory, cognition, etc.
• Educate the patient and families on these processes so they can make the best decisions for the patient.
• Consistently deliver the highest quality care to every patient.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees