Speech Therapist (SLP) - Outpatient Pediatrics

Advocate Health•Menomonee Falls, WI

7d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Speech Therapist evaluates and treats patients with speech, language, voice, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. The position is full time, primarily in Menomonee Falls, and includes an approximately monthly weekend rotation and two holidays per year at Aurora Medical Center Washington County in acute care. Weekend on-call coverage is from 8 a.m. to noon. On-call time receives a partial pay premium, and acute care shifts average two to three patient-care hours per day, with a minimum of four hours of pay per shift. Acute care work also receives an additional weekend or holiday premium. The therapist develops individualized plans of care, delivers treatment, monitors outcomes, updates physicians, and supports patient comfort and discharge planning. The role includes documentation, caseload management, participation in quality improvement and professional development, and maintenance of a safe, orderly treatment area. The therapist must provide age-appropriate care and maintain required licensure, certification, and annual educational requirements for hospital-based certifications.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.
Speech-Language Pathology license issued by the state of Wisconsin.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association, to be obtained within six months unless the department leader determines it is not required.
Intermediate computer skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, and squat throughout the workday.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and up to 10 pounds from waist to overhead; lift and carry up to 40 pounds at waist height a reasonable distance.
Ability to push or pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Ability to perform repetitive hand use, including simple grasping of 5–15 pounds for 20% of the workday and pushing or pulling up to 75–100 pounds for 10% of the workday.
Functional use of senses to communicate effectively.
Ability to wear protective clothing as needed when exposed to electrical and chemical hazards, blood, and body fluids.
Ability to travel if required, with possible exposure to road and weather hazards.

Responsibilities

Interpret physician referrals and evaluate patients with speech, language, voice, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.
Establish plans of care and deliver individualized treatment based on evaluation results, functional goals, and appropriate techniques.
Monitor and evaluate outcomes, adjust treatment plans in response to patients, and provide status updates to physicians.
Identify and address factors affecting patients’ physical and psychosocial comfort.
Plan and complete patient discharges, including home programs, patient and family education, community-service referrals, and equipment orders.
Complete required documentation, including progress notes, team conference reports, discharge summaries, daily statistics, billing, and scheduling; apply insurance authorization and visit guidelines.
Clean up after treatment, put away equipment, and keep the work area neat and orderly.
Use modalities, exercise equipment, and other devices appropriately, including knowledge of indications and contraindications.
Participate in performance-improvement activities and manage assigned caseloads, communicate coverage needs, and assist with coverage as needed.
Pursue professional growth through continuing education, department in-services, and professional literature; orient new staff and provide coworker feedback when requested.
Provide care appropriate to patients’ ages and developmental needs in accordance with department policies and procedures.
Maintain annual educational requirements for applicable hospital-based certifications.
Work an approximately monthly weekend rotation and two holidays per year in acute care, with on-call coverage from 8 a.m. to noon.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job and use proper techniques for manual techniques, patient positioning, lifting, pushing, pulling, and transporting.

Benefits

$5,000 sign-on bonus.
Paid Time Off programs.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay, including shift and on-call pay where applicable.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
Professional development and career development programs.