The Speech Pathology position is for a Speech Language Pathologist with demonstrated skills in leadership, supervision, management, and advanced clinical skills. The Speech Pathologist provides diagnostic and therapeutic treatment to patients who exhibit speech, language, or swallow disorders. Other responsibilities include helping with orienting new staff and assisting with policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Previous education and training will include a Master's Degree in Arts or Science in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program (MA/MS) and training in hospital clinical practice (clinical and educational).
- A certification of clinical competence (CCC) and state equivalent is required. A current Washington State Speech Language Pathologist License is required.
- Prior experience preferred but not required.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Assists manager with orienting new staff.
- Represents department within hospital, community, and professional community.
- Assists manager with the development of policies and procedures.
- Communicates goals and objectives for Speech Department program.
- Proposes new program needs and coordinates with others as needed for program development/implementation.
- Assists manager with directing and controlling materials, supplies, and equipment needs for the operation of the department. Oversees operation of department-related equipment, both office and therapeutic/diagnostic, including necessary supplies/equipment for patient needs.
- Assists manager in developing and assuring compliance with ongoing QA program to include the full scope of services provided to meet needs of all regulatory agencies.
- Evaluates, interprets, and prepares reports of diagnostic findings of individuals' communication and swallow ability/disabilities, making appropriate determinations of disorder exhibited correlating the implication of the disorder, and making appropriate recommendations in reference to the disorder.
- Provides habilitative and rehabilitative services, participating in total rehabilitation planning as indicated, including interdisciplinary team participation and plans, and directs a patient care plan with input from the patient when possible designed to restore or improve communication/swallow skills. Provides for long-term follow-up with a facility, community city, or state. Determines need for additional referrals to other medical specialties and designs and develops clinical materials.
- Meets professional continuing educational requirements on an independent basis and provides documentation for the facility.
- Is familiar with the state of growth and development as well as the signs of aging and provides age-appropriate care. Competency is provided through professional education, experience and training, continuing education programs, inservices, and literature.
- Other duties as assigned.
Standards for Portrayal of Mission and Values:
- Employee demonstrates and fosters the Lewis County Hospital District No. 1 core values of - One team, on Mission. Go out of your way, to brighten someone's day. Own it, embrace it. Care like crazy. Motivate, elevate, appreciate. Know the way, show the way, ease the way. Find joy along the way.
- Employee demonstrates and fosters the mission of Lewis County Hospital District No. 1 to foster trust and nurture a healthy community.
- Is cooperative and supportive to others within the department and hospital providing care and services.
- Treats individuals including patients, co-workers, supervisors, management, patient families, physicians, volunteers, visitors, and others with respect, dignity, and fairness.
- Behaves professionally and ethically in all interactions with patients, co-workers, supervisors, management, patients' families, physicians, volunteers, and others.
- Is consistently courteous to patients, co-workers, supervisors, management, patient’s families, physicians, volunteers, and others; greets individuals and provides assistance and direction in an attentive and helpful manner.
- Willingly strives for continuous quality improvement to achieve quality work the first time, every time.
- Is willing to learn new procedures and develop new skills for the purpose of improving quality of care and services.
- Willingly participates as a member of work team(s) supporting the goals and objectives of the department and the district.
- When answering the telephone, is courteous to the caller, clearly identifies department, name, and takes a message or directs calls as necessary in a helpful manner.
Benefits Include:
Medical, Dental and Vision, 403(b) with a maximum match of 6% (match depends on years of experience in the healthcare field), Employer paid life insurance at 1x your annual rate of salary, Employer paid long and short-term disability, EAP, PTO accrual (.0885/hr up to 40 hours/week) & Paid Sick Leave accrual (.0154/hr up to 40 hours/week), 7 paid holidays.
Hourly Rate Min- $38.90 Mid- $49.40 Max - $59.89. Starting pay will DOE.
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