locationsPlatte Valley Hospital
time typePart time
posted onPosted 7 Days Ago
time left to applyEnd Date: April 12, 2025 (10 days left to apply)
job requisition idR135242
Job Description:The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and treating disorders of speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing. In addition, this position is responsible for consulting, educating and training patients, families, and caregivers and for collaborating with care teams and stakeholders to deliver quality, patient centered care.
Posting Specifics- Shift Details: PRN; as needed
- Location: Platte Valley Medical Center
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients? Join our dedicated team as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). We are seeking a compassionate and skilled professional to help our patients achieve their fullest potential through innovative and personalized therapy. If you are committed to fostering growth and development in a supportive and collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.
About Platte Valley Medical Center Every interaction is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. When you walk through Platte Valley Medical Center's front door, you realize something is different. Learn more about us .
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As a Speech Language Pathologist at Platte Valley Medical Center, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care by:
- Competent Services: Carrying out speech therapy evaluations, program planning, and treatments for hospital inpatients and outpatients. Working closely with the Physical Medicine Director in coordinating speech therapy activities with other hospital disciplines and in developing a program for department expansion, community and physician marketing, budget needs, and department administration. Working independently with limited contact with other Speech Language Pathologists.
- Documentation and Monitoring: Providing information regarding appropriate selection/use of adaptive equipment and support programs. Helping to restore physical function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent permanent disability. Determining patients' ability to be independent and reintegrate into the workplace or community after injury or illness.
- Communication: Promoting the mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abiding by service behavior standards. Communicating effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare providers about patient needs and goals.
- Environment Maintenance: Maintaining a clean and inviting work environment according to health department codes and facility standards.
- Research and Development: Assisting in research initiatives as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications- Master's degree in speech pathology.
- Current license to practice speech-language pathology in the State of Colorado.
- Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) and achievement of clinical competencies by the required clinical internships.
- Strong Clinical Fellows with demonstrated competence may work under supervision of a Speech Language Pathologist while completing the fellowship year.
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required by completion of the unit-specific orientation and before working independently.
Preferred Qualifications- At least six (6) months of experience in the acute care setting, including experience with Modified Barium Swallow Studies.
Physical Requirements:- Employees need to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
- Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
- If driving is required, current driver's license, insured, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record
Location:Platte Valley Hospital
Work City:Brighton
Work State:Colorado
Scheduled Weekly Hours:0
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$37.46 - $57.80
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All positions subject to close without notice.
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