PRN Speech Pathologist

The University of Kansas Health System•Kansas City, KS

About The Position

The Speech Language Pathologist - Rehab Services works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation, design goal-directed customized interventions to improve the patient's cognitive function, swallow safety, and ability to communicate. They periodically review the patient's performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan. This position covers the acute hospital and the inpatient rehab unit.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Communication Disorders
Licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (Health Occupations Credentialing)

Nice To Haves

High School Graduate

Responsibilities

Evaluates patients in clinical area served, considering physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural needs. Communicates evaluation results to physician, family, and other team members.
Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem-solving skills and clinical reasoning.
Serves as a resource to staff members and students.
Ensures documentation is clear, concise, and in compliance with departmental, KSHA and ASHA guidelines, and regulatory requirements from third party payers.
Demonstrates understanding of regulatory requirements as it pertains to the clinical area served.
Follows all departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
Meets all state requirements for continuing education with the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Demonstrates good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors.
Demonstrates willingness to help out in all areas and recognize the needs of the entire department.
May provide supervision for rehabilitation technicians, including communication of results of patient evaluation and treatment plan implementation.
May provide educational programs through in-services to the rehab services department or interdisciplinary colleagues, and teaching to SLP students.
May provide student supervision for clinical students, utilizing a wide variety of supervisory styles to enhance student learning.
May assist to develop, collect, and analyze performance improvement data.
Assumes responsibility for risk and safety issues associated with position.
Utilizes resources efficiently and effectively.
Takes responsibility for own learning needs.
Participates as a member of a team to achieve organizational goals.
Brings ideas/concerns to supervisor.