Speech Pathologist Weekend
Core
Provides screening, evaluation, and rehabilitation services for patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency disorders in an acute care setting.
Role type
Acute care Speech Pathologist
Builds
Individualized treatment plans and rehabilitation programs for inpatients
Domain
Healthcare / Acute Care Medicine
Required skills
Speech and language assessment, treatment plan development, patient education, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, BLS certification
Preferred skills
Acute care experience, MBS assessments, transplant unit experience, NICU experience
Technologies
Automated patient care software applications
Responsibilities
Evaluate patients' functional abilities and limitations, implement individualized treatment plans, educate patients and families, document patient treatment, participate in staff training, follow plan of care procedures