Speech Language Pathologist

We are seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), internally referred to as our Speech Therapist or Speech-Language Therapist. As our Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), you are responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating individuals with speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders. This position is on a per diem basis, meaning PRN.

Shift's Available: days

Employment Type: per diem/PRN

Hours: 8 hour shift

Location: Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, KS

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:

competitive compensation
• generous medical benefits plan
• 401K

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):

• provide coverage for inpatients in the acute care setting
• the candidate who fills this position will provide coverage for hospital inpatients in the acute care setting
• responsible for the evaluation, treatment planning and implementation of treatment for patients demonstrating disorders of speech, language, cognition, swallowing and other services prescribed by a physician
• 90%-95% of our referral are swallow related; we do some cognitive/speech evaluations and treatment as well
• assists in developing and implementing new and ongoing programs beneficial for the enhancement of the department
• if working weekends, the weekend shift is an on-call shift on Saturday 8:00a - 9:00a with call-back pay if called in

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:

• graduate of an accredited college or university with Bachelor's in Speech Therapy
• licensed by the state in Speech-Language Pathology
• current BLS for healthcare provider's certification upon hire and maintain current

Additional Qualifications That Are a Plus:

• MS degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• one year of experience with swallow assessment and treatment in an acute care hospital setting
• one year of experience in acute care

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

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