Location: Skilled Nursing Unit - GCMC
Address: 13960 Plantation Road Fort Myers, FL 33912
Department: Speech Therapy
Work Type: PRN
Shift: Shift 1
PRN Pay Rate: $56.83 / hour
Summary
The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) position is responsible for providing screening, evaluation, treatment, and education for those who demonstrate impairments of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, fluency, and/or swallowing. The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for adherence to and compliance with all American Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA) professional standards. The SLP is engaged in administration, consultation, education, and research. The SLP is expected to conduct themselves in an effective professional behavior manner. The attributes, characteristics or behaviors required for success in this job include: critical thinking, communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills, responsibility, professionalism, use of constructive feedback, effective use of time and resources, stress management, and commitment to learning.
Requirements
Education: Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
Experience: Certificate of Clinical Competency or eligibility for Clinical Fellowship Year. Unless otherwise indicated, one year of current experience within the last three years for a comparable job classification required.
Certification: BLS (American Heart Association / Basic Life Support).
License: Active Florida State Speech Language Pathologist Licensure.
Other: Staff may be required to rotate to treatment areas, other than their primary designation, as requested by their department leader. This could include an AHCA regulated area (Skilled Nursing Facility, Home Health, and Pediatrics) that requires Level 2 Background Screening.
