Speech Therapist (Per Diem) - Post Acute Services

Montage Health • Monterey, CA

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the leadership of the IRU department director, the Staff Speech/Language Therapist is responsible for supporting the mission of the hospital by providing quality speech therapy services. The Speech/Language Therapist applies evidence, knowledge, and skills to positively affect swallowing, cognitive, and expressive skills, and life satisfaction of patients of all ages who have impairments of aural, oral, and brain functions resulting from injury, disease, or other causes. The Speech/Language Therapist is a qualified individual who diagnoses, prognoses, prescribes for, and/or remediates speech, and/or language and/or orofacial myofunction disorders. The Speech/Language Therapist interacts, collaborates, and communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team, physicians, patients, and patients’ families for optimal patient and program outcomes. The Speech Therapist shall also assist with any and all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrated track record of effective collaboration with care team members of all disciplines.
• Ability to function optimally as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, patients, family members, and visitors.
• Strong communication skills including the ability to communicate in a positive and effective manner, verbally and in writing.
• Basic computer and word processing skills.
• Masters of Science in Speech/Language Pathology or Audiology from an educational program.
• California State Speech Language Pathologist license; or may consider a Clinical Fellow.
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
• Must be QI credential prior to the completion of 90 days of employment then maintained annually thereafter.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality speech therapy services.
• Positively affect swallowing, cognitive, and expressive skills, and life satisfaction of patients of all ages who have impairments of aural, oral, and brain functions resulting from injury, disease, or other causes.
• Diagnose, prognose, prescribe for, and/or remediate speech, and/or language and/or orofacial myofunction disorders.
• Interact, collaborate, and communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team, physicians, patients, and patients’ families for optimal patient and program outcomes.
• Assist with any and all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level