Department:
Physical Rehab Services - Outpatient
Primarily Days (United States of America)
Employee Type:
Regular
Per Diem Type (if applicable):
Minimum Pay Range:
$43.87 - $52.64
Job Description:
*** This is a shared benefited position working in both the Home Health (0.5 FTE) and Physical Rehab Services - Outpatient (0.25 FTE) departments ***
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direction of the Director of Rehabilitation Services and Director of Home Health, the Speech-Language Pathologist helps coordinate evaluation, treatment and clinical activities of speech therapy so that effective and optimum quality patient care is delivered.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Licensure/Certification:
- Graduation from a school of Speech Pathology with a minimum of a Master’s degree and successful completion of a clinical internship.
- Current possession of licensure or eligibility for temporary license under the Required Professional Experience as a Speech Language Pathologist by the Board of Medical Examiners, State of California.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.
- *Must meet all DMV requirements listed below.
Knowledge:
- One year of professional experience as a Speech Language Pathologist preferred.
- Knowledge and understanding of speech therapy procedures and techniques required to provide routine inpatient and sub-acute speech therapy and dysphagia evaluation and treatment.
- Knowledge of infection control procedures.
Skills:
- Ability to follow directions accurately.
- Strong interpersonal skills to establish effective relationships with patients and fellow employees.
- Able to assume responsibility for updating skills as required by hospital policy.
- Ability to walk and stand for long periods, as well as stoop and mechanically operate wheelchair accessories repetitively throughout the day.
*Note: Requires employees to drive at least once per pay period. Candidates must possess and supply proof of: a current CA Driver’s License, a clean DMV printout and Auto Insurance coverage with a minimum of $50,000 per person/$100,000 per occurrence (or a combined single limit of $100,000) and property damage coverage in an amount not less than $50,000 per occurrence.
