Speech Language Pathologist PRN Acute Care

flexibility to cover weekday or weekend

Pay Range

What Youll Need:

• Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
• Current license in Speech-Language Pathology issued by applicable state Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists (or temporary license for employee in Clinical Fellowship Year).
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (unless in Clinical Fellowship Year).
• Current certification from American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers CPR and AED.
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention Training (IP rehab staff).
• Certification as a VitalStim Therapy Provider (IP rehab staff).

What Youll Do:

• Performs comprehensive professional evaluations of patients of all assigned ages referred for differential diagnosis of communicative cognitive-linguistic feeding and/or swallowing disorders.
• Follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensures patient and/or caregiver education regarding communicative cognitive-linguistic feeding and/or swallowing disorders.
• Serves as speech pathology consultant to educational medical and other professional services.
• Provides and participates in in-service education and training of speech pathology interns and fellows medical students/residents and allied medical personnel.
• Continuously seeks to maintain or improve patient care services and evaluates opportunities to develop new services.
• Evaluates options for augmentative/alternative communication and recommends and/or fits appropriate devices or prostheses to meet patient needs as applicable.
• Ensures age/development appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
• Adequate performance on financial/budget and inpatient care expectations.
• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills interpersonal relationships and team building.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to possess a strong clinical interest and maintain versatility creativity and adaptability
• Effective time management skills
• Minimum of Meets Standards on all clinical HR and institutional competencies or standards
• Ability to cross-cover other inpatient Speech Pathology areas or patient types upon requested need and with limited notice
• Responds promptly to communication (e.g. e-mail phone calls pages)
• Maintains professional and effective interactions with management and staff

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs competitive compensation generous retirement offerings programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications skills relevant experience and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift on call and more based on a teammates job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical dental vision life andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program