Speech Pathologist - Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health System•Indianapolis, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

IU Health is looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day. We are looking for another full-time Speech Pathologist to join our team! This work setting is multidisciplinary acute care, where collaboration is a must. We have 22 speech pathologists who support our inpatient adult population. Our team members have a wide range of experience, education, and skills. Ongoing education and skill development are emphasized and encouraged. We are a Trauma 1 academic acute care, so you will see a wide variety of patient diagnosis with opportunity to step outside your comfort zone – learn something new every day! This individual will evaluate, diagnose, and treat swallowing, speech, language, voice and cognitive-communication difficulties. Recommends discharge disposition to next level of care appropriately. Performs speech pathology services including diagnostic evaluations to determine level of impairment. After administering the appropriate tests and measures, a treatment plan is designed for improved communication and swallowing. Performs direct patient care services including the supervision of support personnel and students. Willingly participates in related activities in support of patient care, education, and department operations.

Requirements

Master's Degree from an accredited academic program in speech pathology; or, if foreign trained, graduation from a speech pathology education program outside the US with educationally equivalent coursework accepted by Indiana PLA.
Current license in the State of Indiana.
Certificate of clinical competence awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or eligibility for this certificate.
Basic Life Support certification through the AHA.

Nice To Haves

Experience in tracheostomy and speaking valve use, including in-line with a ventilator.
MBSImp and MOCA certification.
Independence with swallowing instrumental assessments (VFSS, FEES).
Previous acute care experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, diagnose, and treat swallowing, speech, language, voice and cognitive-communication difficulties.
Recommend discharge disposition to next level of care appropriately.
Perform speech pathology services including diagnostic evaluations to determine level of impairment.
Design a treatment plan for improved communication and swallowing after administering appropriate tests and measures.
Perform direct patient care services including the supervision of support personnel and students.
Willingly participate in related activities in support of patient care, education, and department operations.