Speech Language Pathologist (PRN)

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Speech-Language Pathologist to join our dynamic healthcare team. This role involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders across diverse patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate residents to identify speech, language, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing impairments.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and establish appropriate diagnoses based on clinical findings.
• Develop, implement, and modify individualized treatment plans to address each resident's functional goals and rehabilitation needs.
• Provide therapeutic interventions to improve communication, speech production, language skills, voice quality, cognitive function, and swallowing abilities.
• Educate residents in techniques and exercises to improve speech clarity, voice production, fluency, and safe swallowing.
• Establish measurable treatment goals and regularly assess resident progress, modifying interventions as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation of evaluations, treatment sessions, progress notes, care plans, and discharge summaries in accordance with facility policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, rehabilitation professionals, dietary services, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to coordinate resident care.
• Provide counseling and support to residents and families coping with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Participate in care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and continuing education activities.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, facility, and professional practice standards, including patient confidentiality and safety regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the rehabilitation department and resident care services.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited program.
• Current licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) preferred or eligibility to obtain certification.
• Current CPR certification or ability to obtain within established timeframe.
• Knowledge of current speech-language pathology evaluation and treatment techniques, including dysphagia management.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team while providing compassionate, resident-centered care.