Speech Pathologist Inpatient

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital • Burke, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Speech Pathologist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders, performs administrative duties related to patient care, and contributes to program and department operations. The role provides direct patient care, advanced clinical evaluation and treatment, co-treatment and educational services, and clinical supervision of staff. The position serves adolescent, young adult, adult, and geriatric patients and works with program and site personnel, interdisciplinary colleagues, physicians, a consulting otolaryngologist, patients, families, students, and visitors.

Requirements

• Master's degree required.
• Speech-Language Pathologist credential from the New York State Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology required.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Manual dexterity to operate equipment controls, including tape recorders, audiovisual devices, augmentative communication systems, and hearing aids, and to examine the oral mechanism.
• Ability to maneuver wheelchairs into small areas.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and diagnose speech, language, and swallowing disorders using standardized and non-standardized procedures, case history, medical information, and presenting symptoms.
• Determine appropriateness of intervention, need for referral to other specialists, prognosis, and recommendations for follow-up treatment or evaluation at discharge.
• Develop long- and short-term goals and plan, direct, and administer age-appropriate individual and group treatment programs.
• Complete clinical documentation within facility time frames, correctly identify and bill for services, and report at rounds and team conferences.
• Provide direct patient care and communicate relevant information to patients, families, physicians, rehabilitation teams, and other professionals through written and oral reports.
• Provide patient, resident, and family education and training; participate in family conferences and lead treatment groups.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical evaluation and treatment skills and share clinical knowledge with the team in consultation with a supervisor, manager, or program director.
• Supervise rehabilitation aides and volunteers as appropriate, provide staff in-service training as requested, and participate in staff orientation, competency assessment, and student training as indicated.
• Contribute to hospital, facility, program, department, and team operations, maintenance, problem solving, and projects; cover for the team leader as indicated.
• Prepare evaluation and treatment materials and notify the Director or Manager of equipment, material, or supply needs, or follow department procedures.
• Maintain a safe work environment, follow safety and emergency procedures, and practice Standard Precautions and infection-prevention policies.
• Participate actively in supervision, communicate needs, respond to feedback, report unusual patient findings promptly, and seek supervision when appropriate.
• Apply knowledge of age-related physical, psychosocial, and cognitive-perceptual changes to assessment, treatment plans, and treatment approaches.
• Complete annual career ladder requirements and mandatory annual learning within the required deadline.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, facility policies, uniform and identification requirements, and Burke C.A.R.E.S. service philosophy.
• Maintain reliable, on-time attendance and perform other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior