Speech Language Pathologist - PRN - Acute Care

Acute Hospital Speech Language Pathologist PRN at Wilkes Medical Center

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Department
: 37503 Wilkes Medical Center - Outpatient Rehabilitation

Status
:
Part time
Benefits Eligible
:
No
Hours Per Week
: 0
Schedule Details/Additional Information
: PRN weekends with some weekday coverage for staff leaves.

Position Highlights

• Location:
  
  North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
• PRN

Job Summary

• Provides a full range of differential diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients referred by a physician. Performs specialized tests and treatments as well as teaching procedures to the patient, family and other health personnel.

What You'll Need

• Current license in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association.
• Candidate must have SLP-CCC.

What You'll Do

• Performs comprehensive professional evaluation of patients of all ages referred for differential diagnosis of communicative or swallowing disorders. Selects and administers evaluation instruments that are appropriate for the patient's age, developmental level, cognitive function, and reason for referral.
• Ensures patient and/or family education regarding communication or swallowing deficits and treatment options. Provides counseling to patient and extended family relative to recommendations and treatment options.
• Plans and conducts treatment programs for patients with speech, language, voice and/or swallowing impairments. Develops individual short term and long-term treatment goals. Implements plans to achieve treatment goals, modifying therapy strategies as necessary to maximize progress.
• Provides and participates in in-service education and training of speech pathology interns and fellows, medical students/residents, and allied medical personnel. Prepares and presents formal lectures to physicians, nurses, educators, and others on communication and/or swallowing disorders.
• Continuously seeks to improve patient care services and evaluates opportunities to develop new services. Coordinates and prioritizes the patient caseload to ensure that all patient services are rendered efficiently to minimize delays in diagnosis or therapeutic intervention.
• Evaluates options for augmentative/alternative communication and recommends and/or fits appropriate devices or prostheses to meet patient needs, as applicable.
• Ensures that age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
• Adequate performance on financial/budget expectations. Meets productivity target consistently each year.
• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Pay Range
: $37.50 - $56.25

Our Commitment to You
:
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Equal Employment Opportunity
:
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.