Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN - Nashville Tennessee

Company: Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Posted On: 11/21/2024

Job DescriptionDescriptionAscension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital is a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital operated jointly between Ascension Saint Thomas and Lifepoint Health. A career here is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in Nashville, providing high-quality inpatient rehabilitation services designed to help patients with acute physical limitations as they progress toward independent living. You have specialized skills and our patients need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!Our Benefits:

• Access to a brand-new facility
• Low therapist-to-patient ratios
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and cultureWhat you will do in this role:
  • Performs patient assessment
  • Provides care in accordance with physician's orders and established plan of care
  • Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
  • Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care
  • Participates in performance improvement and program development activities
  • Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department
  • Other duties as assignedQualifications
    • A bachelor's and master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or similarly title area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
    • Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible
    • to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
    • Licensed or eligible for licensure in state
    • Current Basic Life Support/CPR cardAscension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. More...

          

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