Speech Language Pathologist - Pro Therapy

Are you a licensed Speech Language Pathologist with a Master's Degree and a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)?  If you are experienced assisting patients referred for speech/language to help restore function and prevent disability following a disease or injury, we want you to be part of our team! This position is part-time. 

What You'll Do:

• Perform appropriate assessments on each patient, observe and evaluate treatment effect and recommend changes or treatments to the physician, if needed.  
• Prepare reports related to appropriate activities, including performance improvements activities.  
• Complete appropriate documents for all treatments, assessments and evaluations performed for the inpatient and outpatient population.  
• Formulate a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning, in which family is included in teaching when appropriate.  
• Develop and implement while keeping in close communication with the effective treatment programs in consultation with physicians. Treat patients in accordance with standards of care and practice.  
• Perform examinations such as swallowing accurately and communicates results timely to all appropriate members if the healthcare team.  
• Intercede for the patient when dietary revisions are necessary to prevent aspiration and consults with other departments as appropriate to collaborate in patient care and improvement activities.  

Our SLP's work with a multi-disciplinary team including OT and P.T.'s in a 49-bed acute care hospital and 10-bed critical access hospital. We are currently looking for a SLP with diverse skills. Outpatient Pediatric experience is a top priority. We would support a motivated SLP that is a team player and is willing to learn on the job. We offer continuing education to all our therapists to ensure they are up to date and providing the best possible care. We do not have productivity requirements at SLV Health. We want our therapist to focus on patient care and outcomes not productivity. If you are looking for a setting that is patient-focused and team-oriented then SLV Health is an excellent fit. The care environment offers hour-long patient treatments in order to provide quality one-on-one patient care. We continually invest in updated equipment and treatment modalities to ensure we give our patients top-rated care.   

We Take Care of Our People

As the largest employer in the San Luis Valley, we commit to providing our employees with quality and affordable benefits to complement a fulfilling work experience and help balance life experiences and needs. To show our appreciation of your hard work, we offer a competitive and comprehensive total benefits package, including:

• Full medical, dental and vision plans to suit the needs of you and your family, with low-cost copays and deductibles, all without high out-of-pocket expenses.
• Enjoy a generous amount of Paid Time Off and Sick Leave in your first year with accruals starting on your first day!
• Start saving with Retirement plans available from day one, providing up to 5% employer match after one year of employment.
• Free life and disability insurance benefits for full-time employees with the opportunity to purchase additional coverage at low costs.
• Add to your benefit package with a variety of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection, medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts and more.
• Take care of yourself with our free on-site 24-hour employee health center, and discounts to a selection of local fitness/recreational centers.
• Keep learning by utilizing our education program benefits to foster your growth and development.
• Give back to the community with multiple opportunities throughout the year to volunteer with our own non-profit SLV Health Foundation and other SLV- and community-sponsored events.
• Discounts on cell-phone plans, ski/snowboard lift tickets, Dell computers, local pools, Adams State University functions and more!
• Your family is our family so our employees and their family members have access to our employee support services, including up to four free counseling sessions to assist with work/life solutions.  

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