Speech Language Pathologist

Base Pay

• Hourly: $39.00 - $58.00

• Allied Health Services, Healthcare, Speech Language
• Relocation Expense Covered:
  No
• Employee Type: FT Non‑Exempt
• Required Degree:
  Masters

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The Medical Speech‑Language Pathologist (SLP) will assess, diagnose, treat, and help prevent communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders in patients and residents of North Valley Hospital District’s Extended Care facility. The MSLP works with infant through geriatric patients affected by neurological disorders, brain injuries, developmental delays, learning disabilities, genetic disorders, and more, providing critical therapies and education to enhance quality of life.

• Assessment and Evaluation:
  • Conduct assessments to diagnose and develop individualized treatment plans for patients with speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.
  • Implement specialized therapies to improve speech, vocal, swallowing, and cognitive communication.
  • Work with patients of all ages, adapting techniques to meet each specific age group.
  • Use equipment and technology to assist diagnosis and treatment, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Collaboration with Healthcare Team:
  • Collaborate with educators, healthcare professionals, and families to support patient/resident therapy plans.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss and plan comprehensive treatment.
  • Act as a resource to promote therapy, health, and well‑being by providing direction and education within and outside the department.
• Documentation and Record–Keeping:
  • Maintain accurate and timely records of patient treatments, progress, and outcomes.
  • Communicate patient status and progress to other team members and refer to other specialists when necessary.
  • Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and documentation standards, including medical record software systems.
• Education:
  • Educate patients and family members about communication techniques and coping strategies for speech and language impairments.
  • Participate in ongoing professional development to align practice with the latest research and methodologies in speech therapy.
• Compliance:
  • Participate in hospital programs that promote health, well‑being, and employee safety.
  • Comply with all applicable federal, state, and regional laws and regulations.
• Quality Improvement Initiatives:
  • Participate in quality improvement projects to enhance patient outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and optimize clinical workflows.

• Represent North Valley Hospital and facilities positively and professionally by exemplifying the vision, mission, values, and goals.
• Maintain attendance; follow policies on vacation, holidays, sick leave, and leaves of absence.
• Use timekeeping applications efficiently and accurately.
• Adhere to dress code; appearance is neat and clean; wear name badge while on duty.
• Use customer service skills to relate to staff, healthcare providers, patients/residents, customers, and the public courteously and diplomatically.
• Comply with all organizational policies and procedures.
• Make decisions, take appropriate action, and follow tasks through to completion.
• Collaborate with peers and team members, using tactful, diplomatic communication in sensitive situations.
• Demonstrate leadership responsibility and skills, planning and completing duties with minimal direction when appropriate.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Frequent standing, walking, sitting; hand use for objects, tools, controls; reaching with hands and arms. Speech, vision, smell, touch, and hearing must be corrected to the normal range.
• May lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Vision requirements: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth, focus adjustment.
• Mental requirements: apply common sense, perform basic arithmetic, read, write, and speak clearly.
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