Speech Therapist- PRN Days

TrustPoint Hospital • Murfreesboro, TN

3d

About The Position

PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Assess, diagnose, treat and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Speech Language Pathology or similar, as required by the state and acceptable for licensure required.
• One or more years’ experience working with population of the facility preferred.
• Current active professional license or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the facility provides services.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients’ levels of speech, language or swallowing difficulty and identify treatment options.
• Create and carry out an individualized treatment plan that addresses patient specific functional needs.
• Teach children and adults how to make sounds and improve their voice and maintain fluency.
• Help individuals improve vocabulary and sentence structure used in oral and written language.
• Work with children and adults to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow.
• Counsel individuals and families on how to cope with communication and swallowing disorder.
• Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
• Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
• Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time