Per Diem

Sonoma Specialty Hospital, as the county’s only Long-Term Acute Care Hospital, is dedicated to caring for patients that require an extended acute care stay due to severe illness or catastrophic injury. We accept patients from the ICU, Step-Down and Telemetry units of partner hospitals and continue their care for as long as 45 days. This care focuses on the challenges of getting patients off of ventilator support, healing severe wounds, aiding their recovery following surgical procedures, and providing rehabilitation to speed their return to daily life. Our Hospital provides ICU, Surgical, and Step-Down care with dialysis, multi-specialty therapies and ongoing planning for the patient’s transition back home or into a lower level of care. Please contact us with any questions, and welcome to Sonoma Specialty Hospital.

Job Summary:

The Speech Therapist evaluates, provides and administers a rehabilitative program to patients with communicative and swallow disorders under a plan of care signed by a physician and in conjunction with other disciplines. The speech pathologist participates in in-service and quality assurance programs as well as other duties and administrative tasks as directed by supervisors.

Education, Training and Licenses Required:

- Completion of an educational program focused on speech therapy acceptable for licensure.

- Valid license as a Speech Pathologist issued by the Board of Quality Assurance, Department of Consumer Affairs for the State of California

- BLS required

Experience Required:

- Two years of experience as a Speech Pathologist in one of the following settings: acute hospital, skilled nursing facility and/or outpatient clinic preferred

- Two years’ experience with swallowing disorders: evaluation and treatment preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required:

- Thorough command of accepted Speech Pathology evaluation and treatment techniques

- Good documentation, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to interact effectively with patients of all ages and developmental stages. 

Equipment Knowledge Required:

The Speech Pathologist will demonstrate competency in theory and practical use of diagnostic evaluation tools to assess communication and swallow disorders and to plan appropriate treatment.