PRN: Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City, OK

Full-time

Oklahoma City, OK

51-100 employees

Hospitals

About the position

The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) position at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Oklahoma City involves being a key member of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing superior patient care in a recognized rehabilitation facility. The role focuses on assessing and treating patients recovering from various conditions, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team members to achieve rehabilitation goals.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient assessment
• Provides care in accordance with physician's orders and established plan of care
• Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
• Plans for patient discharge and communicates with patient, family, caregivers, and healthcare team members
• Participates in performance improvement and program development activities
• Provides input into the budgetary planning process to contribute to cost effectiveness of services and programs
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• A bachelor's and master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, or a similarly titled area acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR card

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Expansive benefit package for full time employees
• Various shift availabilities
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement for full time employees
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Low therapist-to-patient ratios