Speech Therapist - Willard Hospital

About the role

Mercy Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect.

Responsibilities

• Assess physician referrals, patient conditions, and medical histories to determine therapy needs.
• Conduct comprehensive patient evaluations, re-evaluations, and develop treatment and discharge plans based on clinical assessments and diagnostic tools.
• Administer prescribed speech language pathology treatments tailored to individual patient needs.
• Design rehabilitative programs addressing verbal and written language, voice articulation, fluency, communication interaction, swallowing, auditory and visual processing, as well as memory and cognition.
• Educate and train patients, families, and caregivers on therapeutic procedures for continuation at home.
• Adjust treatment goals and plans as necessary, collaborating with healthcare team members and participating in patient care conferences.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of current practice (required).
• Certificate of Clinical Competence Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) (preferred at hire, required within one year).
• BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, required within 30 days for BSMH, required at hire for RSFH).

Experience

Years Of Experience In Equivalent Setting (preferred)

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Demonstrates general computer skills including data entry, word processing, email, and records management.
• Analytical abilities to evaluate patient condition, capabilities and progress.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively interact with co-workers, physicians, patients and families.
• Requires the ability to work well with all levels of patients, the public and other health care professionals.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills.

Training

None

Pay

Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)

Schedule

Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders

Benefits

Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support