Outpatient Voice Speech Language Pathologist

Outpatient Voice Speech Language Pathologist at Intermountain Health summary:

The Outpatient Voice Speech Language Pathologist assesses and treats patients with speech, language, and swallowing disorders, providing clinical services in accordance with established standards of care. This part-time position involves consulting, educating, and mentoring patients and colleagues while maintaining effective communication with healthcare teams. Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology and a current state license, with a preference for experience in voice and swallowing assessments.

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.

Job Specifics

• Part-time 29 hours with anticipation to grow to full-time 40 hours; 10 hour shifts, Monday-Friday

• Preferred experience with Voice and Swallow primarily, and other diagnoses.

Job Essentials

• Provides clinical services, utilizing standards of care and evidence based practices, with appropriate goals, and duration and intensity of service for each patient's needs.

• Complies with department and regulatory requirements and guidelines for all types of documentation charging, and scheduling.

• Supervises and educates when asked, including colleagues, new employees and students and others in training.

• Mentors student clinician externship/affiliations/ new employee(s).

• Maintains effective and appropriate communication and relationships with other professionals, patients, families and other caregivers.

• Participates in patient care conferences when appropriate, as well as staff meetings and other meetings as required or requested by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. Education must be obtained from an accredited program. Degree will be verified.

• Current state Speech Pathologist license.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers.

• Basic computer skills (e.g., word processing and email).

• Current certificate of clinical competence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Outpatient adult experience in Voice, Stroboscopy, Swallow, and FEES, as well as evaluation and treatment of other disorders that affect Speech, Language, and Cognitive-Communication function

Physical Requirements:

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

Location:

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

29

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$41.22 - $63.59

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.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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.

Keywords:

Speech Language Pathology, Voice Therapy, Swallowing Disorders, Cognitive Communication, Patient Education, Clinical Services, Healthcare, Speech Therapy, Patient Care, Outpatient Services

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