Speech Language Pathologist IHR-Inpatient Casual Days
Speech Language Pathologist IHR-Inpatient Casual Days
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Job Description
The Speech Pathologist IHR reflects the mission vision and values of Northwestern Memorial adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. This is a flat rate position.
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital is committed to providing our communities the highest quality health care through exceptional access to stateoftheart clinical services with compassionate and personal care. Diagnoses and treats speech language voice and swallowing disorders.
Responsibilities:
Diagnoses speech language voice and swallowing disorders.
- Obtains background information prior to evaluation to determine the appropriate tests to perform
- Determines the cause history and severity of the disorder by a thorough chart review patient physician medical professional or family interview.
- Administers scores and interprets formal and informal assessments to determine the type and level of dysfunction.
- Identifies the need for referral to another discipline or medical professional.
- Educates the patient and family members as to the nature and extend of the disability the prognosis for improvement or recovery and ways to facilitate the recovery within the scope of practice.
Implements treatment plans for individuals with the disorders
- Plans directs and conducts individualized rehabilitation and counseling programs to treat disorders
- Determines measurable and realistic goals.
- Modifies treatment plan based upon patients progress toward goals.
- Designs therapeutic intervention to restore produce improve or conserve communication or swallowing efficiency in a manner that is both effective and sensitive to the patients specific needs interests and abilities.
- Maintains records as required by law policy and Medicare regulations; provides documentation for patient records including diagnostic findings therapy plans goals and progress notes.
- Consults and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals to implement and coordinate treatment; determines the need for referral to another discipline.
- Maintains patient and environmental safety.
- Uses equipment ordinarily encountered when performing job.
Provides information education and training relating to SpeechLanguage pathology
- Participates in care conferences staffing and discharge planning.
- Documents diagnostic findings therapy plans goals and progress notes per department policy.
- Develops and presents inservices and other educational programs for the department hospital and community.
- Trains and supervises graduate students as assigned.
This position is a casual (nonbenefited) day shift position.
Qualifications :
Required:
- Masters degree or equivalent.
- Speech Pathologist License in the State of Illinois
- Must have current BLS within 90 days of hire
Preferred:
- Current certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in SpeechLanguage Pathology or eligibility following completion of the Clinical Fellowship year
Additional Information :
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.
If we offer you a job we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a casebycase basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Parttime
Employment Type
Part-time
