SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

Covenant Health • Oak Ridge, TN

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About The Position

The Pediatric Speech Pathologist position at Methodist Medical Center is a full-time role requiring 80 hours per pay period on a day shift. The center is known for its advanced medical specialties and has a capacity of 283 licensed beds, including 25 ICU beds and 12 intermediate care beds. The role involves planning, evaluating, and implementing treatment programs for speech therapy patients under general supervision, with modifications made according to patient progress.

Requirements

• Must have and maintain Tennessee State Speech Pathology License or provisional license as a Speech Pathologist Clinical Fellow.
• CPR certification required.
• Minimum education sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the indicated license and/or certification.
• No minimum experience required; Feeding Therapy Focus is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
• Involves patient and family in treatment, education, and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient's progress, needs, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
• Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff.
• Assists with training, orientation, and supervision of support staff.
• Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned students.
• Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
• Meets established target for quality/outcome measures, service/patient satisfaction measures, financial/productivity measures, and growth/patients-per-day measures.
• Demonstrates leadership by including, but not limited to, supervising support staff, participating in professional organizations/meetings (ASHA/TAASLP), and volunteering for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
• Completes partnering activities per established targets per month for physician office visits, community lectures/volunteering, Case Manager visits/marketing, and providing in-services.
• Remains mentally alert and maintains concentration with attention to detail for prolonged periods, at times under stress. Maintains adaptability, flexibility, initiative, persistence, and efficiency of time management and action.
• Does not pose a direct threat to health or safety of self or others. Provides safe, efficient, and competent care to population assigned. Meets MMC Environment of Care Standards.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees