Speech Lang. Pathologist

Position Highlights

• Competitive salary
• Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules
• Advancement: Career growth opportunities
• Location: Holy Cross Health has two hospitals and four healthcare centers all a short driving distance from Washington DC and Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assessing and treating patients referred for speech language, hearing and swallowing disorders in a n effective and professional manner while adhering to Maryland State law and the American Speech and Hearing Association Code of Ethics
• Collaborates with physicians, medical professionals, staff and families to ensure quality of care.
• Therapists provide assessment and care for patients of all ages from neonates through the geriatric patients.
• Additional training may be required to work with special programs, procedures or specified groups of patients as determined by department guidelines and best practice.
• Shift - Rotating
• Supports the Mission of Trinity Health and Holy Cross Hospital

What you will need:

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school with a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Current Maryland License to practice Speech pathology
• American Heart Association - CPR certified within probationary period
• Two years experience in acute care or rehabilitation setting with an emphasis on adult neurogenic disorders, dysphagia, and communication-cognitive impairments.
• Adheres to the ASHA Code of Ethics
• Reads, writes, speaks, and comprehends the English language
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays
• Must be willing and able to become proficient on basic computer systems utilized for documentation, scheduling and charging systems

About us:

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services.

Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.

Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard toMinority/Females/disabled/Veteran(M/F/D/V) status.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.