Cypress - Speech Pathologist, Senior
Company: Encompass Health
Location: Galena Park
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
The Senior Speech-Language Pathologist provides speech-language
therapy according to hospital, state, professional and federal
regulations and guidelines. In doing so, the therapist demonstrates
and promotes excellence in speech-language patient care and
treatment. This position requires effective mentoring and training
skills along with good communication skills for departmental
relationships; competency in speech-language pathology evaluation,
assessment, care planning and treatment; and task delegation and
supervision of speech therapy assistants and technicians. The
Senior Speech-Language Pathologist assists with scheduling
speech-language in-services education, speech-language pathologist
student program, speech-language therapists' and assistants'
orientation and assists with speech-language therapist and
assistant mentoring, training and communications to drive
speech-language therapy excellence for patient treatments. This
position maintains open and on-going communication with hospital
departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met
and typically provides patient care in speech-language therapy 90%
to 95% of work hours. The Senior Speech-Language Pathologist
creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to
fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and
patient-centered treatment.
Job Code: 100030
Qualifications
License or Certification:
- Current State license as a Physical Therapist.
- CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital
policy.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Successfully completed a degree from an accredited speech therapy
program, required. Additional training with a Master's or
Doctorate's degree in either speech therapy or management area is
preferred.
- A minimum of two years of speech-language pathology therapy
experience is required.
- Active on Therapy Clinical Ladder (when eligible) or specialty
professional certifications, preferred.
Machines, Equipment Used:
- General office equipment such as computer/laptop, telephone,
copy/fax machine, calculator, scanner, etc.
- Working knowledge of discipline specific therapy equipment.
- Microsoft Office software, to include Outlook, Word, and
Excel.
Physical Requirements:
- Visual acuity, speech recognition, speech clarity.
- Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing
a minimum of 30 pounds including medical supplies and equipment and
the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable
assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling
are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements.
Skills and Abilities:
- Oral communication, written communication, fluency in English,
active listening.
- Information ordering, deductive reasoning, social perceptiveness,
time management, critical thinking.
- Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet
deadlines in a detail-oriented manner.
- Ability to work independently without continuous supervision.
Environmental Conditions:
- Indoor, temperature controlled, smoke-free environment.
Occasional outdoor exposure.
- Exposure or potential exposure to blood and body fluids may be
required.
- Handicapped accessible.
- May work under stressful circumstances at times.
Proficiency or Productivity Standards:
- Maintains current licensure and/or certifications, if
applicable.
- Has regular, reliable, and predictable attendance and
punctuality.
- Adheres to dress code including wearing ID badge.
- Adheres to Standards of Business Conduct.
- May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and/or
night shifts if needed to meet deadlines.
- May be required to work on religious and/or legal holidays on
scheduled days/shifts.
- Will be required to work as necessary during disaster situations,
i.e., before, during or after a disaster.
- May be required to stay after workday to assist after a disaster
situation until relief arrives.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned by
supervisor.
- This position will support cultural diversity by promoting and
maintaining an inclusive work environment and culture that is
respectful and accepting of diversity.
Keywords: Encompass Health, Pearland , Cypress - Speech Pathologist, Senior, Healthcare , Galena Park, Texas
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