Speech Pathologist NICU PICU

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Staffing Services is seeking a PRN Speech Pathologist to provide services in the NICU and PICU at Banner Desert in Mesa, Arizona. The position is a self-scheduled weekday day shift, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registry positions do not guarantee hours, and no medical benefits package is offered. The Speech Pathologist screens, evaluates, and provides rehabilitation services for patients with speech and language disorders involving speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency. The role plans and carries out specialized treatment programs, documents treatment, and maintains patient-care data. Care must be appropriate to the ages of the patients served. Banner Staffing Services provides registry opportunities within Banner Health, with personal attention and professional support. BSS employees may apply as internal applicants to regular full-time or part-time Banner Health positions.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university program.
Current licensure in the state of practice.
Certificate of Clinical Competence or documented acceptance in a Clinical Fellowship Year.
BLS certification.
Ability to work collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare providers.
Strong interpersonal communication and human relations skills.
Ability to become proficient with computer software applications commonly used in an automated patient-care environment.
Completion of a post-offer Occupational Health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check, including employment, criminal, and education checks.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients’ functional abilities and limitations to determine appropriate interventions; develop plans of care and treatment goals as ordered by a physician or other referral source.
Implement individualized treatment plans that address patients’ physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational, and age-specific needs, and are supported by standard practices or current literature.
Re-evaluate treatment plans as needed to promote maximum patient benefit.
Educate patients, families, and other care providers to support participation and achievement of therapeutic goals; provide individualized home programs with clear instructions.
Document patient treatment according to professional and regulatory standards.
Participate in training other staff and students.
Follow the plan of care and established procedures within scope of practice; make independent judgments based on specialized knowledge and consult a supervisor about unusual situations.
Collaborate with nursing management and staff, medical staff, other interdisciplinary care team members, physician offices, patient families, third-party payers, and medical supply companies.