Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist, Full Time Day, Clackamas
Primary Location Clackamas, Oregon
Worker Location Onsite
Facility Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Job Number 1306414 Date posted 09/18/2024
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Description:
Provides diagnostic and treatment interventions to assigned patient popuation to improve the patients speech/language, oral/facial musculature and structure, cognitive skills, voice, fluency, breathing and/or swallowing abilities to maximum potential. The Speech Pathologist will provide this treatment per physicians order and coordinate therapeutic activities with the patient, caregiver and other health care disciplines. The speech pathologist will work as part of the interdisciplinary team and follow the Kaiser and the department guidelines. Travels to various settings providing speech pathology services throughout the Northwest region as determined by the needs of the department.
Job Summary:
Provides diagnostic and treatment interventions to assigned patient popuation to improve the patients speech/language, oral/facial musculature and structure, cognitive skills, voice, fluency, breathing and/or swallowing abilities to maximum potential. The Speech Pathologist will provide this treatment per physicians order and coordinate therapeutic activities with the patient, caregiver and other health care disciplines. The speech pathologist will work as part of the interdisciplinary team and follow the Kaiser and the department guidelines. Travels to various settings providing speech pathology services throughout the Northwest region as determined by the needs of the department.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Evaluates patients communication/articulation, physical, cognitive, breathing, swallowing status, functional abilities and age specific needs of patients to determine the current level of functioning, self-care, self- responsibility, independence and quality of life.
- Develops and implements a treatment plan which involves the patient, family, and social support system, Identifies and provides skilled interventions to reach achievable goals, coordinates and collaborates on treatment options, advocates enhancing patients social support systems; facilitates appropriate environmental modifications. Provides medically necessary treatments based on established departmental guidelines and protocols; provides skills based on competency check lists. Provides ongoing assessment and analysis of patient functioning and progress. This therapy involves providing treatment which takes into account the risks and benefits of that treatment regime relevant to the patients medical condition, rehabilitation potential and prognosis. Travels to various settings providing speech pathology services throughout the northwest region as determined by the needs of the department.
- Provides timely and complete documentation following department guidelines and compliance requirements. Follows any indicated HIPPA, Medicare, Medicaid, Joint Commission as well as state, organizational and department rules.
- Coordinates therapy activities with other health care disciplines. This includes coordinating services through consultation with appropriate agencies to ensure follow-up and continuing care as needed. Participates in quality and performance improvement activities within the department including but not limited to measurement and continuous improvement of clinical competency, regulatory compliance, outcome achievement, resource management, work team performance and customer satisfaction. Performs other duties as required.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- Masters degree in speech pathology and completion of speech pathology patient training through Masters speech pathology program
License, Certification, Registration
- This job requires credentials from multiple states. Credentials from the primary work state are required before hire. Additional Credentials from the secondary work state(s) are required post hire.
- Speech-Language Pathologist License (Washington) within 5 months of hire
- Speech-Language Pathologist License (Oregon) within 5 months of hire
- Drivers License (in location where applicable)
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
- Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology Certificate required at hire from American Speech/Language and Hearing Association
- Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
- Demonstrates customer-focused service skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as a speech pathologist seeing an outpatient caseload.
- Experience with treating dysphagic patients.
- Experience with treating assigned patient population.
- Ability to both evaluate and treat patients with dysphagia.
- Ability to scope patients during a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing.
- Ability to evaluate assigned patient population with specific skills in administering language, cognitive and articulation assessments.
- Ability to treat assigned patient population with specific skills in treating patients with language, cognitive and communication deficits.
- Ability to provide evaluation and treatment for patients with the following disorders: Dysphagia, voice disorder,communication/articulation problems, cognitive deficits.Able to work autonomously and manage their own case load.
- Excellent time management, problem solving and customer service skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Operational knowledge or ability to learn computerized clinical documentation and office application systems.
Primary Location: Oregon,Clackamas,Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 07:00 AM
Working Hours End: 06:30 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Sunnyside Medical Center - Speech Therapy - 1001
Pay Range: $45.22 - $65.81 / year
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
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Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest
