Speech Language Pathologist, Part-Time

Summary

Job Description

Part Time/ 24 hours weekly / 8 hour shifts The speech language pathologist shall evaluate and treat patients; develop a treatment plan; and set goals for patients. Patient and family education is included in the treatment plan and goals. The speech language pathologist I will maintain communication with doctors and other health personnel; and supervise volunteers, students, and staff therapist working on their Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). The speech language pathologist I will complete documentation according to applicable national and state regulations as well as hospital and departmental policies. The speech language pathologist I will assist with the education of affiliating students, the department staff, hospital staff, and the community at large. The speech language pathologist I will participate in the departmental operational plan. The speech language pathologist I must intervene appropriately and meet the needs of the patients with impaired mental abilities, vision, hearing, or mobility. Completes appropriate functional evaluation including assessment of pain. Reads / reviews past medical history / inpatient chart. Develops appropriate treatment plans with outcome oriented functional goals including input from patient and/or caregivers. Schedules patients efficiently Provide services to improve functional independence and/or reduce pain Provides ongoing assessment and advances/modifies treatment plan according to patient’s response. Receives and implements therapy orders. Completes evaluation form, treatment notes, progress reports and D/C summaries in a timely manner and appropriately submits to referring provider. Submits written plan of treatment to referring provider per hospital/regulator/payor/practice act guidelines.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited school of Speech Language Pathology License or interim license in Speech-Language Pathology from the Kentucky State Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Must obtain BLS within 3 months of hire Benefits: Tuition Assistance reimbursement program Paid Time Off available for use upon hire Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave Bereavement Leave (includes pets) Employee Assistance Program Retirement plans with company match Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy