Speech Language Pathologist; SLP | Acute

Position: Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) | Acute
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* Location:

** Avera McKennan Hospital
** Worker Type:
** Regular
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* Work Shift:

** Primarily days with rotating weekends and holidays (United States of America)
** Pay Range:
*** The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.*$34.00 - $51.25
** Position Highlights
***** Sign-On Bonus! New Grads may be eligible for $15,000 with a 3 year commitment.
*** Student Loan Repayment:
This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
** You Belong at Avera
**** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.*
* ** A Brief Overview
** Evaluates patients, develops treatment plans and provides treatment for medically necessary speech therapy services addressing a patient's deficits in speech, language, cognition, voice and dysphagia in the home setting. The Speech Pathologists demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the population served.

** What you will do*
* * Evaluates assigned patients through selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal diagnostic assessments to determine the levels of functioning and intervention needs in all areas of speech pathology.
* Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific factors and performs satisfactorily related to patient’s age infant through geriatrics as noted on unit specific guidelines and competencies.
* Develops and implements individualized treatment programs for the patients needing services.
* Establishes and modifies intervention goals and strategies for patients/ treatment program based on on-going evaluations. Uses selected activities and/or tasks to promote and maintain health, and to achieve treatment goals.
* Provides direct therapy services to patients using various functional settings and strategies.
* Plans therapy with in the patient’s individual physical, emotional and intellectual capabilities as indicated and coordinated with the rehabilitation, medical, and nursing care plans.
* Prepares written documentation as required by the profession and the department, such as evaluation results, individualized treatment plans, progress notes, and other such reports.
* Communicates effectively with patient, family, physician, and other disciplinary team members regarding the patient status, progress, and needs.
* Establishes rapport and work cooperatively with interdisciplinary team members (including family/physician) throughout the patient’s intervention program.
* Participates in program development of the department. Evaluates and monitors clinical internship with students affiliating in various universities/colleges.  
** Essential Qualifications
** The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

** Required Education, License/Certification, or

Work Experience:

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* * CCC-SLP - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or presently active in a supervised clinical fellowship year and certification received within one year of employment Upon Hire or
* Speech-Language Pathologist - Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire  
** Preferred Education, License/Certification, or

Work Experience:

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* * 1-3 years Speech Language Pathologist in a hospital, SNF, outpatient and/or home health setting  
** Expectations and Standards*
* * Commitment to the…