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Speech Language Pathologist

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center

#BLS #CPR #State Licensure #Inpatient Rehabilitation #Medical Center #Swallowing Disorders #Outpatient Rehabilitation #Cognitive Therapy #Speech Language Pathology

Quick overview

Provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services focusing on communication, swallowing, and cognitive needs. Responsibilities include evaluating patients, implementing treatment plans, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure quality care.

Requirements summary

Requires a Master's Degree in Speech & Language Pathology and valid state licensure. Candidates must also hold a current CPR/BLS certification.

postgraduate degreePatient EducationClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient EvaluationCognitive RehabilitationOral Motor TherapyCommunication TreatmentSwallow Treatment

Job description

Where You’ll Work St.
Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, and Clear Lake.
The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds, eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms, and offers a range of primary and specialized services—wound care, general surgery, gastroenterology, occupational health, heart and vascular, women’s services, diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehab services, and sleep disorders.
Job Summary and Responsibilities Provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services in Speech and Language Pathology.
1.
Evaluates, plans and Implements communication and/or swallow treatment programs according to physician referral, and/or plan of care.
Designs programs to meet the patient’s oral motor/swallowing, speech/language, and cognitive needs.
Applies and shares advanced knowledge of new treatment philosophies and techniques, changes in the practice act or rules, or changes affecting the healthcare industry.
2.
Plans and organizes work in a systematic manner to enhance patient care and departmental outcomes and achieve established productivity standards 3.
Promotes and Supports positive and professional customer service, while interacting with clients, guests and hospital personnel.
Works collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team, other departments and disciplines to assure patients and customer’s needs are met in a timely manner.
Encourages the active participation of the patient and/or family in goal setting and patient/family training/education 4.
Provides positive and constructive feedback to enhance departmental operations.
Completes all necessary documentation as outlined by departmental policy and documentation review.
This includes, but is not limited to, patient care charting, charge entry, completing peer chart and peer reviews, and documenting on daily schedule 5.
Utilizes available information management systems to support departmental and hospital goals.
This includes utilization of hospital wide e-mail, information announcements, policies, annual computer mandatories, charge entry, and accessing patient care related information.
Access and use of information will meet hospital and information management guidelines Job Requirements Education & Experience *Master’s Degree - Speech & Language Pathology *State licensure in Speech Pathology *CPR/BLS certification

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