Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist

Overview

Rehabilitation team members are licensed or certified professionals (speech/language pathologists) who work within a specific team structure to offer inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation services. These services are offered to the acute-care hospital, the acute inpatient rehabilitation facility (Dodd Hall), or outpatient service sites to patients with disorders and conditions such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, or other neurogenic disorders, orthopedic problems, burns, amputations, or chronic pain.

The rehabilitation team members report to the rehabilitation team leaders as part of the overall Rehabilitation Services Division structure.

Each rehabilitation team member contributes to a group effort to provide care within a continuous performance improvement environment, and also provides distinct professional contributions to the team approach. Team members assess patients and establish plans of care; provide a wide variety of treatment techniques; educate and support families; and facilitate continuing care planning. Team members evaluate quality of services and participate in outcomes management activities.

While reporting to a team leader, they are also responsible to each other, to those they supervise (rehab assistants and aides), and to other participants in patient care activities, including attending and resident physicians, nurses and their support staff, and Patient Care Resource Managers to assure coordination of services and programs. A team member embraces the Intensive Caring values of the organization to guide interactions with others.

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) will provide specialized treatments to help the patient explore and identify productive avocational interests. Treatments include assessment of interests, introduction to methods used to explore resources post-discharge (use of the internet, identification of local organizations, methods to inquire about resources), exposure to local organizations, and educational material to maximize patient post-discharge planning. The SLP is expected to be the contact for the community link and to be a liaison for patients, staff, and consumers of Rehabilitation Services.

All rehabilitation team members must be licensed and/or certified in the respective profession (speech/language pathology) and meet the educational and/or certification requirements established by their professions. Speech/language pathologists must hold master’s degrees from an accredited institution. The state license in Ohio and a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC/SLP) are required. Those completing a Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY/SLP) may be considered. All licensed professionals must be cleared through the National Database of Practitioners.

Typically, one to two years of experience in a medical setting is preferred.

Location:

Doan Hall (0089)

Position Type:
Regular

Scheduled

Hours:

40

Shift: First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post-offer process.

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