Speech Pathologist PRN Plus

Saint Luke's Health System Kansas City•Smithville, MO

70d

About The Position

Exciting opportunity available at Saint Luke's Hospital -Smithville for a Speech Pathologist PRN Plus. This role focuses on delivering exceptional patient care while ensuring clear, concise, and timely documentation. Collaboration with various disciplines is essential, along with effective communication with patients, families, peers, and physicians.

Requirements

Less than 1 year
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
Cert Clinical Competence-Speech/Lang - American Speech Language Hearing Association
Speech Pathology - Various
Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Working with Social Work/Care Coordination in discharge planning and family training.
Conducting bedside swallow evaluations, cognitive evaluations, MBSS evaluations, and swallow therapy.
Provide services to clients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, and oral-pharyngeal sensorimotor impairments.
Develop individualized treatment plans based on evidence-based practices.
Conduct evaluations post-impairment, injury, or disease.
Monitor patient progress, contribute to discharge planning, and supervise treatment provided by students and assistants.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize client care.
Ensure safety for all individuals involved.
Document all services accurately and adhere to professional standards.
Engage in quality initiatives and meet shift requirements.