Speech Language Pathologist - Inpatient Rehabilitation - Per Diem

• Position: Speech Language Pathologist

• Location: Chicago, IL

• Per Diem - scheduled as needed

• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

• Required Travel: None

Working in Rehab Services at Endeavor Health:
At Endeavor Health, our mission is to put patient outcomes first and serve both our organization and the community. We currently schedule patients one on one for 45 minutes, with efforts made to keep patients with the same provider from start to finish. We also offer competitive internal education, to help you on your path to continual growth and keep mandatory requirements easy to maintain. For new grads, and those with less than three years' experience, we offer mentorship to ensure you have a great start to your career. We accomplish this by utilizing our many specialized therapists who teach at local universities. They provide mentorship within our residency and fellowship programs. While our primary population of patients is orthopedic physical therapy, we also offer Occupational and Speech services. We offer specialties in hand, neuro, vestibular, pelvic health, pediatrics, and lymphedema.

A Brief Summary:

Provide professional speech therapy evaluation, treatment, and follow-up services to physician referred patients. Responsible for assessing patients and performing procedures consistent with or based on the age and developmental status of the patient to maximize the clinical outcome and safety of the patient.

What you will do:

• Provides quality Speech Therapy services to patients including assessment, VFS, treatment intervention, patient family education, referrals, re-evaluations and discharge planning based on the age and developmental status of the patient. Service provision may include direct, group, monitored and consultative approaches.

• Assists in the care and maintenance of equipment, supplies and treatment areas. Provides feedback regarding equipment needs.

• Must be able to deal effectively with patient emergencies. Seeks supervisory assistance as necessary. Completes event reports as necessary.

• Functions according to the ASHA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the profession.

• Prepares and maintains accurate patient records including evaluations, progress notes, discharge summaries and billing as required by Medicare, third party payers, and JCAHO/HFAP. Assures co-signature on notes and evaluations if waiting on licensure exam results.

• Issues written home exercise programs.

• Participates in peer review process of chart audits.

• Reports on patient/resident progress at staffing and other conferences.

• Attends patient care/resident staffing, family conferences, and hospital rounds as appropriate.

• Communicates and collaborates with physician and other health professionals and family or caregivers facilitate optimal patient care.

• Confers with supervisory therapists, other staff therapists, physicians and other related personnel regarding progress of patient/resident as needed.

• Teaches appropriate speech therapy evaluation and treatment procedures to various hospital and community groups, students in allied professions and supportive personnel.

• Participates in the clinical supervision of speech therapy students, volunteers and high school students. Directly supervises 1-2 students per year under the direction of the student clinical coordinator.

What you will need:

• Graduate from a school of Speech Pathology with a master's degree from an accredited college or university approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

• Holds or is working towards a Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American-Speech-Hearing Association. Holds or is working towards State of Illinois Licensure in speech-language pathology. Must have CPR certification.

• Has had supervised clinical experience in a hospital, rehabilitation or similar pathology setting.

• Must demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with physicians, other health professionals, patients, family members, and the community. Must demonstrate good organizational and time management skills. Must be able to work effectively in an independent environment.

Benefits:

• Premium pay for eligible employees

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development

• Retirement Options with Company Match

• Community Involvement Opportunities