Speech Pathologist PRN - Inpatient Rehab
About The Position
The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates patients and develops speech and language plans of care in the areas of speech, language, voice, cognition, and swallowing in collaboration with the physician. Services are provided across the full continuum in a cost-conscious, quality-focused, and customer-oriented manner, with compliance with applicable regulatory standards required. The role implements and updates treatment plans, selects activities to advance patient goals, and provides patient and family education, training, discharge instructions, follow-up, and referrals to community resources as appropriate. The pathologist establishes and evaluates treatment programs, goals, and discharge plans with the physician and patient or family, and documents evaluations, treatment sessions, education, and discharge information according to departmental and facility requirements. The position also involves maintaining ethical and confidential practices, communicating effectively with the care team, organizing work, using materials and equipment safely and cost-effectively, observing infection-prevention precautions, and contributing to a respectful, collaborative patient and staff experience. The pathologist participates in meetings, required education, professional development, competency activities, and new-employee orientation, and complies with WellStar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited speech-language pathology program.
- Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology or another related degree.
- Speech Language Pathologist certification or license required upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or BLS Instructor certification required.
- Effective communication skills.
- Customer-service focus.
- Team-oriented approach.
- Basic computer skills.
Responsibilities
- Implement speech-language therapy treatment plans and select treatment activities to progress patients toward their goals.
- Revise goals and plans of care with patient and family input.
- Provide ongoing patient and family education and training.
- Provide discharge instructions, follow-up, and community-resource referrals as appropriate.
- Serve as a resource for staff, families, and physicians regarding rehabilitation services and equipment.
- Collaborate with physicians, patients, and families to establish and evaluate treatment programs, plans of care, goals, and discharge plans for speech, language, cognition, voice, and swallowing.
- Document evaluations, plans of care, treatment sessions, family education, and discharge information according to applicable guidelines and protocols.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to ethical practices, system policies, departmental requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Communicate effectively with team members, attend meetings and in-services, and participate in process improvement activities as requested.
- Organize work, use materials and equipment safely and cost-effectively, and observe infection-prevention precautions.
- Apply AIDET principles and service-recovery practices while fostering respectful, positive, collaborative interactions with patients and coworkers.
- Participate in professional development, mandatory education, competency activities, licensure-related education, and orientation or training of new employees.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
