PRN Speech Pathologist Hospital (rivhs)

Job Description

Are you looking for a flexible position in a rural area on the water? Look no further. Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital offers all of that and more. This facility as well as our other three acute care hospitals have been nationally recognized for top marks in the Spring 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program, an independent, nationwide organization dedicated to quality and safety measures in health care, earning an “A” safety grade. Come join a team passionate about caring for patients.

Overview
A Speech Language Pathologist carries out an individualized program for patients with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The Speech Language Pathologist may work in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. The Therapist is supervised by Rehab Services management and maintains a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff.

What you will do

• Responsible for evaluating and diagnosing speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides augmentative and alternative communication systems for severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders such as ASD or progressive neurological disorders.
• Provides training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals.
• Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Assists in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.
• Carries out treatment plan and modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and return to optimal level of care. Records patient's progress and modifies the plan of care.

Qualifications

Education

• Masters Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required)

Experience

• 1 year Speech Language Pathology (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required)
• Licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Required)
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) (Preferred)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers.