Banner Staffing Services Speech Pathologist

Banner Health•Greeley, CO

About The Position

The Speech Pathologist provides screening, evaluation, and rehabilitation services for patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency disorders. The position plans and delivers specialized treatment programs, documents treatment, and maintains patient-care data, with clinical care appropriate to the ages of patients served. The role is primarily with adults in an acute care setting and may include assisting with Modified Barium Swallow Studies. This is a PRN Registry/Per Diem opportunity with varied shifts as needed to cover PTO, illness, and leave. Shifts are generally 9 a.m.–5 p.m., with participation in a weekend rotation, likely one weekend every 6–8 weeks. Registry/Per Diem positions have no guaranteed hours and require a minimum commitment of two shifts per month. No medical benefits package is offered for these positions. Banner Staffing Services provides registry/per diem opportunities within Banner Health. Team members may apply as internal applicants to regular Banner Health openings. The role requires completion of a post-offer Occupational Health physical assessment, drug screen, and employment, criminal, and education background checks.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited university program.
Current licensure in the state of practice.
Certificate of Clinical Competence or documented acceptance in a Clinical Fellowship Year.
BLS certification.
Ability to collaborate with physicians and other healthcare providers.
Strong interpersonal communication and human relations skills.
Ability to become proficient with computer software applications commonly used in an automated patient-care environment.
Minimum commitment of two shifts per month.
Completion of a post-offer Occupational Health physical assessment, drug screen, and employment, criminal, and education background checks.

Nice To Haves

Previous acute care experience is preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ functional abilities and limitations to determine appropriate intervention and develop plans of care and treatment goals based on physician or other referral orders.
Implement individualized treatment plans that account for patients’ physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational, and age-specific needs, using standard practices and/or current literature.
Re-evaluate treatment plans as needed to support maximum patient benefit.
Educate patients, families, and other care providers to promote participation and achievement of therapeutic goals.
Provide individualized home programs with clear instructions.
Document patient treatment according to professional and regulatory standards.
Participate in training other staff and students.
Follow plans of care and established procedures within scope of practice; make independent judgments based on specialized knowledge and consult a supervisor about unusual situations.
Provide clinical care primarily to adults in an acute care setting, including assisting with Modified Barium Swallow Studies.
Work varied shifts as needed, including participation in a weekend rotation.