Inpatient Speech Language Pathologist

Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Grand Junction
Posted on: April 14, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description:The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and treating disorders of speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing. In addition, this position is responsible for consulting, educating and training patients, families, and caregivers and for collaborating with care teams and stakeholders to deliver quality, patient centered care.Posting Specifics

• Shift Details: Full-time, 36 hours/week
• Unit/Location: St. Mary's Regional Hospital, Inpatient Rehab
• Additional Details: Please review Minimum Qualifications listed below before applying.Are you interested in advancing your career while helping people live the healthiest lives possible? As a Speech Pathologist at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care. At Intermountain, you will be part of a team that values career advancement, innovation, and collaboration, where your skills are valued and your contributions make a lasting impact.As a Speech Pathologist at Intermountain Health, you will play a vital role in supporting our clinical team, ensuring our patients receive the best care by:
  • Provides skilled, quality clinical services utilizing standard of care, and evidence and outcomes-based practices, with appropriate goals, duration, and intensity of service.
  • Complies with system and regulatory requirements and guidelines for documentation, billing, and working hours.
  • Maintains effective and appropriate communication and relationships with peers, patients, families, caregivers, and both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Participates in mentoring and supervision of students and new hires.
  • Participates in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups in collaboration/consensus with leader.
  • Participates in continuous improvement initiatives as part of the Intermountain Operating Model.
  • Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service standards.
  • Meets established productivity/efficiency standards for the department or service line.
  • Participates in and promotes continuing education opportunities for self and staff, seeking new learning opportunities according to licensure requirements.Minimum Qualifications:
    • Master's Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech Language Pathology or equivalent
    • Current licensure in state of practicePreferred Qualifications:
      • ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC)Physical Requirements:
        • Employees need to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
        • Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
        • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
        • If driving is required, current driver's license, insured, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving recordLocation:St. Marys Regional HospitalWork City:Grand JunctionWork State:ColoradoScheduled Weekly Hours:36The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $37.46 - $57.80 We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here . Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. All positions subject to close without notice.

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