Speech Pathologist

Davita Inc. • Grand Junction, CO, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Job Description:

The Speech Pathologist is responsible for screening, testing, evaluating, diagnosing and treating disorders of speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing. In addition, this position is also responsible for consulting, educating and training patients and their caregivers.

Posting specifics:

Full time 36 hours

Not accepting Clinical Fellows at this time

Scope:

Carry out speech therapy evaluations, program planning and treatments for hospital inpatients and outpatients.
Work closely with the Physical Medicine Director in coordinating speech therapy activities with other hospital disciplines and in developing a program for department expansion, community and physician marketing, budget needs, and department administration.
Work independently with limited contact with other Speech Language Pathologists.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters degree in speech pathology, required
Current license to practice speech-language pathology in the State of Colorado, required
Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) and achieve clinical competencies by the required clinical internships, required
Strong Clinical Fellows with demonstrated competence may work under supervision of a Speech Language Pathologist while completing the fellowship year
Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association, required by completion of the unit-specific orientation and before working independently

At least six (6) months of experience in the acute care setting, including experience with Modified Barium Swallow Studies, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling/pushing, seeing, sitting, speaking, squatting/kneeling, standing, and walking.

Location: St. Marys Regional Hospital

Work City: Grand Junction

Work State: Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience: $34.06 - $52.55.

We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.

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