Hospital Speech Language Pathologist

Job Details

Description

Valir Rehabilitation Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility. Valir offers a full range of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services to meet the complex needs of patients with multiple system involvement.

Valir Rehabilitation Hospital (VRH) is synonymous with clinical excellence driven by evidence-based practice and compassionate, individualized care from an interdisciplinary team.

Valir invites you to make a difference in a patient’s life; celebrate their success as they attain the unattainable, be part of a team with a shared vision and a common goal- bringing living back into a patient’s life.

It will be the best days of your career.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, routine retention bonuses
• Outstanding Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid day off for your birthday
• 401K Company match on day one
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Career development opportunities

Qualifications

Job Summary :

The Speech Language Therapist (SLP)will evaluates patient’s communication, cognition and swallowing abilities , provides goal directed, activity oriented treatment to promote optimal communication, cognition, and / or swallowing skills.

The SLP will ensures continuation of performance through effective education of the patient, family or support system.The SLP will be cross-trained to support Respiratory Therapy in incentive spirometry and diaphragmatic weights.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Plan, manage, and coordinate patient evaluations and treatments based upon age-specific needs.
• Evaluate patients referred, incorporating data from the medical record and assessing disorders of swallowing, motor-speech, language, voice, fluency, and cognitive-linguistic functioning, and rehabilitation potential.
• Correlate data from the evaluation to determine individualized plan of care, directed toward short- and long-term goals.
• Follow all established policies and procedures for documentation and form completion.
• Administer treatment requiring the advanced skills and knowledge of a specialist, including swallowing, oral-motor skills, language skills, written communication, dysarthria, apraxia, language, voice, fluency, cognitive-linguistic functioning, and audiological screening.
• Determine appropriateness of patient’s response to treatment and consult with physician concerning modifications in plan of care.
• Analyze tasks and adapt the environment, tools, materials, treatments to the needs of patients and their sociocultural context.
• Analyze tasks and adapt the environment, tools, materials, treatments to the needs of patients and their sociocultural context.
• Use supplies in a cost-efficient way and perform the appropriate charge capture procedure.
• Design individualized home programs and educate patients, family and ancillary personnel in specific procedure, equipment utilization and home programs.
• Schedule patients for treatments according to volume of patient load and demand, including coordinating patient’s schedule with other services and non-direct care tasks.
• Delegate patient treatment to support personnel according to their expertise / experience, maintaining the responsibility for the patient and treatment programs at all times.
• Any and all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills / Abilities :

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to communicate effectively with physicians, staff, patients, families
• Protect confidentiality in all areas as applicable Knowledge of legal and ethical considerations in occupational therapy practice
• Ability to keep accurate records and write meaningful reports
• Ability to execute therapeutic procedures and manipulate special equipment accurately and safely

Education, Licenses, Certifications and Experience :

• Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA and / or has current Clinical Fellowship Year plan
• Licensed or licensure eligible in state of Oklahoma
• Current CPR certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology preferred

3) years of rehab Speech Pathology experience preferred