Speech Language Pathologist, Day Shift, Inpatient Rehabilitation

About the Role

White Oak Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for our Inpatient Therapy Department who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

Responsibilities

• Performs an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient, or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed)
• Provides, or directs and supervises, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. Involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care
• Reexamines the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue speech-language pathology services
• In consultation with appropriate disciplines, plans for discharge of the patient/client, taking into consideration the achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral. Discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the speech-language pathologist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with the referring provider/team where indicated)
• Communicates, coordinates and documents all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated
• Supervises and directs the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants, and volunteers
• Manages schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and informs management of any issues with caseload management
• Attends team meetings and effectively communicates patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case
• Responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities
• Educates and provides consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy

Qualifications

• Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Speech-language pathology from accredited speech-language pathology program
• 1-year site specific preferred
• Active Maryland License
• AHA HCP CPR
• Clinical Fellows welcome to apply
• Prefer experience in acute and inpatient rehab settings
• Prefers experience with dysphagia, neurological impairments, movement disorder, etc.

Schedule

• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Hours per Week: 40
• Shift Type: Day
• Typical Schedule: Option 1: M-Th 10 hour days and one weekend day a month (with comp day that week). Option 2: Sunday-Thursday 8 hour days
• Weekend Requirements: One weekend day per month is required; a compensatory day off must be used within that same week
• Shift Differential Eligible: No

Pay

$34.58 - $51.87

Benefits

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support