CommonSpirit Health

Speech Therapist

CommonSpirit Health$70K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in speech-language pathology or equivalent from an accredited institution
  • California Speech Language Pathologist license upon hire
  • CPR certification from the American Heart Association upon hire
  • Clinical competence in speech-language pathology upon hire
  • Preferred experience in home health and pediatric settings

Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive assessments to evaluate functional and cognitive skills
  • Develop individualized treatment plans based on national therapy standards
  • Implement therapeutic interventions, including swallowing evaluations and exercises
  • Educate patients and families on speech/language exercises and feeding precautions
  • Provide training and in-services to nursing staff and other departments as needed
  • Ensure compliance with patient care plans and relevant healthcare standards
  • Demonstrate good attendance and flexibility in shift assignments

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and in-service training
  • Collaborative work environment with multidisciplinary teams
  • Supportive of clinical fellowship year (CFY) speech pathologists
  • Commitment to evidence-based practices and patient advocacy
  • Focus on improving quality of life for patients with communication disorders
Full Job Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Speech Therapist, you will provide essential evaluation and therapeutic management for patients with speech, language, and/or cognitive disorders, improving communication, cognitive function, and quality of life.

Every day you will conduct comprehensive assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, implement interventions, and monitor progress. You'll educate patients/families on strategies and goals, document encounters, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong clinical evaluation and therapeutic management skills. Excellent communication for patient/family rapport and team collaboration, a commitment to evidence-based practice, and patient advocacy are essential.
  • Assessment:
    Assesses functional skills, reasoning, skills, memory skills, and reading/writing skills.
  • Planning:
    Plans and develops care plans according to accepted national therapy practice standards and age-related issues. Evaluates progress and appropriateness that is consistent with established goals-outcomes.
  • Intervention
    Performs swallowing evaluations to determine safety in oral foods, appropriate consistency, and swallowing capacity. Performs modified barium swallows (fluoroscopic). Provides therapeutic exercises, word-finding/matching tasks, and oralmotor facial exercises.
  • Leadership
    Educates the nursing staff, patient,, and family/caregiver in speech/language exercises, feeding precautions, and diet recommendations . Offers in-services to the hospital departments as requested and approved by Director. Open to taking CFY speech pathologists, Assure compliance with the patient plan of care and applicable licensing/JCAHO standards.
  • HIPPA
    Basic expectations of the Employee based upon Corporate HIPAA Compliance: Patient Privacy: Demonstrates work place practices that maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. Consistently follows regulatory, JCAHO, Dignity Health, and Hospital policy requirements relating to the disclosure of and/or access to Protected Health Information (PHI) and sensitive information. Review Network Usage Policy and signed acknowledgement form annually.
  • Attendance
    Ensures optimum operation of the department through good attendance history and flexibility with assigned shift. Is on time for scheduled shift.


Job Requirements

Required
  • Masters Other or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an accredited educational institution., upon hire and
  • Speech Language Pathologist: CA, upon hire and
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
  • Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, upon hire

Preferred
  • Home health experience and Pediatric experience

About CommonSpirit Health

CommonSpirit is a nonprofit health care center. They offer community health programs, research programs, virtual care services, and home health programs that address the root causes of poor health, such as access to care, affordable housing, neighborhoods, and a healthy environment.

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