Speech Pathologist

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

Saint Luke's South is seeking a part-time Speech Pathologist. The Speech Pathologist provides prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, management, and counseling services for clients with speech/language, cognitive-communication, and/or oral-pharyngeal sensorimotor impairments. This is a benefit-eligible position working Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The employee will primarily work in Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute and will be expected to cross-train to the acute setting. Weekend and holiday work is required. The Speech Pathologist plans, directs, and conducts habilitative, rehabilitative, and counseling programs to treat impairments involving verbal and written language. The position evaluates patients after impairment, injury, or disease; develops individualized, patient-centered treatment plans based on evidence-based practice; selects interventions based on evaluation and assessment; and reassesses progress and contributes to discharge planning. The role also supervises students and assistants, collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team, delegates and instructs supportive personnel, and completes timely documentation in accordance with department or entity policy and applicable licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement, insurance, and physician treatment-plan requirements. The employee uses professional judgment to promote safety and participates in quality initiatives, along with performing other duties as requested by the manager.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Applicable experience: less than 1 year.

Responsibilities

Provide prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, management, and counseling services for clients with speech/language, cognitive-communication, and/or oral-pharyngeal sensorimotor impairments.
Plan, direct, and conduct habilitative, rehabilitative, and counseling programs to treat verbal and written language impairments.
Evaluate patients following impairment, injury, or disease.
Create individualized, patient-centered treatment plans based on evidence-based practice and select interventions based on evaluation and assessment.
Re-evaluate patients, periodically reassess progress, and contribute to discharge planning.
Supervise treatment provided by students and assistants.
Participate in and make recommendations for client care interventions with the interdisciplinary health care team.
Delegate and instruct supportive personnel in services to be provided.
Complete timely documentation in accordance with department or entity policy and applicable insurance, licensing, certification, regulatory, reimbursement, and physician treatment-plan requirements.
Use professional judgment to ensure safety for self, patients, and others.
Participate in quality initiatives.
Perform other duties as requested by the manager.
Cross-train to the acute setting.
Work weekends and holidays as required.