Pediatric Speech Pathologist (SLP)

About This Role

The Speech Language Pathologist works with Mercy Health to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults, performing patient evaluations and developing treatment plans. This role focuses on providing high-quality healthcare to communities, particularly within a pediatric outpatient setting.

Responsibilities

• Review physician referral, patient’s condition, and medical history to determine speech and language therapy treatment needs.
• Perform and document patient evaluation, re-evaluation and develop treatment and discharge plans.
• Plan and administer medically prescribed speech language pathology treatments to patients based upon physician prescription and evaluation data.
• Instruct and/or train patient and family/caregiver in treatment procedures to continue at home.
• Modify treatment goals and plan of care as appropriate, communicating with other health team members and participating in patient care conferences.
• Instruct, motivate, and assist patient and family to perform various speech activities.
• Manage patient cases, including communication and coordination of care with the treatment team.
• Precept in the direction and evaluation of clinical experience/internship of students from participating colleges or universities.
• Orient, instruct and direct the work activities of Clinical Fellowship Year, aides, students and volunteers
• Attend and participate in scheduled meetings and in-services, providing in-services to department staff to share specialization of knowledge and continuing education.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of current practice

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in an equivalent setting (preferred)

Nice to Have

• 2 years of experience in an equivalent setting
• Certificate of Clinical Competence Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
• BLS Basic Life Support (at hire for RSFH; within 30 days for BSMH)
• Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• General computer skills
• Analytical abilities to evaluate patient condition, capabilities and progress
• Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with co-workers, physicians, patients and families
• Ability to work well with all levels of patients, the public and other health care professionals
• Critical thinking skills
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and complete complex tasks
• Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection prevention standards
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality of all work related and sensitive information
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of various cultural and educational backgrounds

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

Certifications