Speech Language Pathologist Part-Time

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Banner Boswell Med Ctr (10401 W Thunderbird Blvd) time type:
Part time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R4431996
** Primary City/State:
** Sun City, Arizona
** Department Name:
** Thrpy-Acute-Hosp
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* Work Shift:

** Day
* * Job Category:
** Clinical Care**$2,500 Sign-on Bonus Available for Part-Time
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The Banner Boswell Inpatient Rehabilitation Services Department (acute care—hospital) provides Therapy Services (PT/OT/ST) to hospital inpatients, observation patients, post-op OPIB patients, and outpatients in the ED. Therapy services are vital to patient outcomes, patient experience, and efficiency/utilization to ensure proper through put. Our Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) provide direct patient care through evaluations and skilled interventions that assist with discharge planning, throughput, and successful patient outcomes.

The position is part-time 20 hours per week. Shift available consists of two 8 hour shifts per week and one 4 hour shift per week. Coverage days are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday with 1 weekend both Saturday and Sunday once every 4 weeks. The Speech Language Pathologists floats between Boswell and Del Webb with patient care in all units.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

Banner Boswell Medical Center has provided exceptional health care to the communities in the northwest area of metro-Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona’s Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management.

We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

POSITION SUMMARY  This position provides screening, evaluation, and rehabilitation services for patients with speech and language disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency. This position plans and carries out specialized treatment programs, documents treatment, and maintains data regarding patient care. This position demonstrates the clinical competence and knowledge necessary to provide treatment appropriate to the age of the patients served.
CORE FUNCTIONS  
1. Evaluates patients’ functional abilities and limitations to determine appropriate intervention. Develops a plan of care and treatment goals, as ordered by physician or other referral source.
2. Implements individualized treatment plans that consider patients’ physical, social, spiritual, cultural, educational, and age-specific needs. Ensures that treatment plans are supported by standard practices and/or current literature. Re-evaluates treatment plans, as needed, to ensure maximum patient benefit.
3. Educates patients, family, and other care providers to promote patient participation and attainment of therapeutic program goals. Provides individualized home programs with clear instructions.
4. Documents patient treatment according to professional and regulatory standards.
5. Participates in the provision of training to other staff and students.
6. Follows plan of care to accomplish functions within established procedures and scope of practice. Makes independent judgments based on specialized knowledge. Confers with supervisor on any unusual situations. Internal…