Job Description
Responsibilities
This Speech Therapist opportunity is per diem and offers a convenient day shift schedule.
Northern Nevada Medical Center is a -bed acute care hospital located on hillside acres at 5 E. Prater Way in Sparks, Nevada.
When it comes to choosing a hospital, one thing is clear : quality and convenience count. Northern Nevada Medical Center's tradition of providing quality healthcare in a comfortable, accessible environment means peace of mind for the thousands of patients served by the hospital each year.
NNMC Awarded Hospital Accreditation From The Joint Commission
NNMC was awarded its 9th consecutive A’ from The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes the hospital's efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer healthcare.
NNMC has received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission in :
- Advanced Total Hip & Total Knee Replacement
- Advanced Primary Stroke Center
- Spin Surgery
- Pain Management Center
- NNMC is also accredited by the Society of Cardiovascular Care for our Chest Pain Center!
Benefits for full and part time positions :
- Challenging & rewarding work environment
- Competitive compensation & generous paid time off
- Excellent medical, dental, vision & prescription drug plans
- K with company match and discounted stock pl
- Great voluntary benefits, i.e. discounts w / phone carriers & car insurance
- Tuition Repayment Program
- Education reimbursement
- HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
What we at Northern Nevada Medical Center value :
- Compassion : We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
- Empathy : We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
- Teamwork : We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
- Quality : We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
- Ethics : We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
- Respect : We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
- Service Excellence : We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
- Innovation : We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.
Speech Therapist :
Responsible for administration and direct application of speech / language pathology treatment modalities as prescribed by a referring physician.
Evaluates, plans, directs and treats all patients referred to speech / language pathology treatments to restore function and prevent disability following disease or injury.
Assists patients to obtain maximum performance and function in society while learning to live a routine normal life within the constraints of their disability.
Participates in performance improvement activities within the department and participates in CQI activities. Assures personal competency.
Provides information related to departmental budget considerations in relationship to speech pathology needs for optimum patient care and service.
Assists in scheduling of patient visits for speech pathology evaluation and treatment. Performs some administrative duties at the delegation of the director of rehabilitation services.
Participates in infection control, safety and educational programs, both in the department and on an organizational basis.
The hospital is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., a King of Prussia, PA based company that is one of the largest healthcare management companies in the nation.
The hospital provides physicians and patients with many of the latest technological innovations for diagnosis and treatment of even the most acute clinical conditions.
Northern Nevada Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and licensed by the state of Nevada.
Qualifications
- Holds a masters degree from an approved college or school of speech / language pathology.
- Current State Licensure in Speech Pathology (as Speech Pathologist).
- Current BLS certification.
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