Speech Pathologist - Peds

Overview

Make a meaningful difference by helping patients of all ages improve communication, swallowing, and overall quality of life. As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will evaluate patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve the best possible outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to provide compassionate, evidence-based care across a variety of settings while building strong relationships with patients, families, providers, and care teams.

Schedule

PRN As Needed: 1-2 days/week in our Outpatient Clinic.

Benefits

At UnityPoint Health, our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Paid time off, parental leave, and paid holidays
• 401K matching and an employee recognition program
• Dental and health insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Pet insurance for your four-legged family members
• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay
• Tuition reimbursement to help further your career
• Adoption assistance to help you grow your family

Responsibilities

• Clinical Excellence/Patient Care:
  • Receives referrals, screens and/or evaluates to determine the need for patient intervention.
  • Interprets evaluation findings and develops an appropriate treatment plan, including goal setting.
  • Carries out treatment plan and coordinates with patient, family, significant others, and care team.
  • Monitors patient’s response and modifies treatment to achieve goals.
  • Documents the results of patient’s assessment, treatment, follow-up, and termination of services.
  • Develops appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the patients in their own environment.
• Quality Assurance:
  • Reviews and analyzes quality appropriateness of the occupational therapy services delivered.
  • Reports associated problems to supervisor as indicated.
• Billing Functions:
  • Understands and complies with billing and reimbursement procedures according to governmental and third-party requirements.
  • Follows through with accurate and ethical billing practices.
• Student Education:
  • Oversees Speech Pathology students as assigned.
  • According to licensure laws, is professionally accountable for overseeing delegated clinical skills of the Communication Assistant and Therapy Technician.
• Performance Improvement:
  • Accepts responsibility for maintaining and developing personal and professional skills and knowledge related to the work area assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Graduate from an accredited speech pathology program.
• Experience: New Graduates Accepted. One Year Of Pediatric Experience Preferred. Pediatric Clinical Internship.
• License(s)/Certification(s):
  • Licensed or in the process of obtaining licensure to practice Speech Pathology in the state of Iowa as defined in the Iowa Speech Pathologists and Audiologists Regulation and Practice Act.
  • Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.