The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients while communicating with families, physicians, and other health team members
Job Summary
The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients while communicating with families, physicians, and other health team members.
The role requires developing effective treatment plans, obtaining physician approval, and supervising Speech-Language Pathologist Assistants in direct patient care.
Employees must maintain a license in good standing at all times and comply with state practice acts and facility policies.
Matching Summary
The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients while communicating with families, physicians, and other health team members.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Evaluate patients within 24 hours
Develop effective treatment plans
Supervise Speech-Language Pathologist Assistants
Maintain medical record documentation
Participate in discharge planning
Nice-to-have
Ability to relate positively with families
Experience with Casamba software
Experience with Point Click Care system
Clinical preceptor for student programs
Key Requirements
Master's or doctoral degree in SLP
State licensure as an SLP
350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum if unlicensed state
9 months of supervised full-time SLP services experience
Successful completion of national examination approved by HHS Secretary