Speech Therapist PRN

HCA HealthONE · Lone Tree, CO · 3 wk ago

On-siteHealthcare$43.23–$64.85/hrPart-time

Hourly Wage Estimate: $43.23 - $64.85 / hour. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees in this role.

About the role

As a Speech Therapist (SLP), you'll help patients improve their communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through skilled, evidence-based care. Your role is key in helping patients make progress and independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team. You'll have the opportunity to practice in a well-resourced, consistent environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network-backed clinical collaboration.

Responsibilities

Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation
Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress
Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness
Educating patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress
Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions

Requirements

Valid certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and a Colorado License, or if a Clinical Fellow, verification of initiation of certification with valid ASHA account number
Must complete Clinical Fellow Year (CFY) within 15 months of hire
BLS certification from American Heart Association or ARC required
Master's degree or Doctorate in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited college or university
Hospital/Rehab experience preferred
CFY (Clinical Fellowship Year) candidates accepted
Able to perform all evaluations, assessment, treatment planning and test interpretation required in this position
Effective verbal and written communication
Must be competent or willing to be trained and receive competency in modified barium swallows
FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of the Swallow) experience desired but not required
Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the employer

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation.

Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Sky Ridge, the first hospital to open in Douglas County in 2003. A Level II Trauma Center and an acute care hospital with 284 licensed beds, HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge is a destination hospital with a reputation for clinical excellence offering patient-centered programs such as comprehensive cancer care, an award-winning Birth Place, a dedicated Robotics Center, and a state-of-the-art Spine and Total Joint Center.

Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times.