Speech Pathologist - Acute Therapy
PeaceHealth
- Vancouver, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Evaluates assigned patients and establishes a treatment plan and goals, using data from a variety of sources, such as patient records, interviews, observation and team members.
- Completes patient treatment according to plan of care and modifies plan to meet patient needs, and updates plan as appropriate.
- Completes documentation accurately, timely, according to regulatory and state licensure requirements, and within professional standards.
- Collaborates with other healthcare professionals as necessary to ensure smooth continuous care of the patients. May act as a liaison with nursing, medical and other therapy staffs to facilitate problem solving and coordination of other services and act as an educational resource.
- Mentors and provides oversight to new caregivers, conditional licensees in the clinical fellowship year, and therapy aides. Provides clinical instruction and training to students.
- Recommends and participates in development of new services and programs, quality improvement and monitoring activities.
- Participates in staff meetings, patient care meetings, educational in-services, caregiver orientation and other professional activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Master's and Doctorate Degree Required: Speech and Language Pathology accredited by the American Speech and Hearing Association
- Required: Licensed Speech Pathologist - Washington
- Required: Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA
- Required Upon Hire: Basic Life Support issued through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross