Therapist / Speech Language Pathologist Job in North Charleston, South Carolina / Hospital
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Description
The Speech-Language Pathologist provides speech-language therapy treatment and patient care according to hospital, state, professional and federal regulations and guidelines.
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- Requires effective communication skills for working with patients, families,
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- Requires effective communication skills for departmental and interdepartmental relationships.
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- Requires competency in speech-language pathology evaluation, assessment, care planning and treatment.
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- Requires task delegation and supervision of fellows, technicians and assistants (when applicable).
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- Maintains open and on-going communication with hospital departments to ensure patient, staff, and hospital needs are met.
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The Speech-Language Pathologist creates an environment and culture that enables the hospital to fulfill its mission by providing patient safety and patient-centered treatment.
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Benefits:
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To attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employee assistance program, pre-paid legal plan and much more.
• For more information on available Benefits, please click here.
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Who will you treat? We are an acute rehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our therapists can expect to spend an average of 2-4 weeks with our patients treating a wide clinical caseload such as: stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures, multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions. 80% of our patients are discharged directly home.
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We use evidence-based practice guidelines to treat our patients.
• We utilize our clinical outcomes to assess and improve our treatment interventions and programs. We participate in a national outcomes database, which provides benchmarks and sophisticated outcome reports to help us continually analyze and improve our patient outcomes.
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Helping you become a better therapist is critical to our success
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- You will be paired with mentors; attend in-house as well as external educational programs. The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and medical staff; a great way to learn beyond your own discipline.
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Job Code:100028
License or Certification:
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- Must be in possession of current state license or certification on or before the first day of employment.
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- CPR certification preferred unless otherwise required by hospital policy.
Education, Training and Experience
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- Successful completion of a Master's degree or higher from an accredited therapy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred.
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Physical Requirements:
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- Good visual acuity and ability to communicate.
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- Ability to lift a minimum of 30 pounds and ability push/pull a minimum of 30 pounds, which includes the lifting, pushing and/or pulling of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Address: 9181 Medcom Street, North Charleston 29406 Shift: Day Job Job ID: 1723256
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| Employer: |
HealthSouth
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| Post Date: |
Mar 07, 2019 |
| Profession: |
Therapy |
| Job Type: |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| Specialty: |
None |
| Location: |
South Carolina - North Charleston |
| Job Reference: |
418598 |
| Contact Details: |
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