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Speech Pathologist - Acute, PRN

Baptist Health Care

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Full Time On Site 0-2 yrsPosted 2 months ago

Location

Gulf Breeze, Florida

Quick overview

The Speech Pathologist evaluates, plans, and administers medically prescribed speech and language therapy treatment, diagnosing and treating speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders. This role involves implementing care plans using evidence-based modalities, coordinating test results, providing prognosis, developing treatment plans, and educating patients and families.

Requirements summary

A Master's Degree in Communication Science & Disorder, Speech and Hearing, or Speech and Language is required for this position. Candidates must also possess a Florida State Speech Pathologist License (or Provisional License) and current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification upon hire.

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Job description

The Speech Pathologist evaluates, plans, and administers medically prescribed speech and language therapy treatment to clients. The Speech Pathologist diagnoses and treats speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders. This position implements care plan through the use of evidenced based modalities and skilled interventions to increase patients' ability to achieve mutually established functional goals. This position coordinates clinical test results with other diagnostic data, provides prognosis, develops treatment plan, and provides patient and family education.

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama.
The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network.
With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA.
Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse