Speech Therapist; SLP - Per Diem

Company Description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24‑hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women's health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

KVH puts 'employee care' high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.

We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status.

The Speech Therapist evaluates patients and develops a plan of treatment intended to decrease limitations from injury or disease and to maximize swallowing safety, cognition, and communication skills to the extent possible. The practice of speech pathology requires an in-depth knowledge of human growth and development, human anatomy and physiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and speech pathology theory. The therapist must be knowledgeable about disease processes and injuries, which impair swallowing function, and communication while considering ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic influences on an individual.

Services provided will be on an outpatient basis or occasionally in the home setting.

• Graduate of an accredited speech pathology program & currently licensed in the State of Washington
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech‑Language Pathology (CCC‑SLP)
• Current CPR card (maintenance required)
• Previous experience as a Speech Therapist (preferred)

Wage range currently starts at $42.35/hour and goes up to $64.20/hour. Actual wage will be based on years of applicable experience. This position may also be eligible to receive an additional 15% premium in lieu of benefits.

Per Diem

This position is not benefits eligible.

This is a non‑union covered position.