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Form of workFor more than a century, Fairfield Medical Center has been a regional healthcare provider who delivers exceptional care to our patients by creating exceptional experiences for our employees.
Pay Rate: $30.29-$49.88 hourly
The driver behind our culture is that we all believe in the value of it, and we hire people into the organization who are also committed to making a difference. Our employees truly go the extra mile to serve our patients and each other.
When you join us, you become part of our team; it is our goal to not only be the best place you will ever work, but the only place you will want to work. Join our team. Make a difference.
Job Description:
The Speech Pathologist evaluates and treats swallowing and communication disorders caused by disease, injury, dysfunction or other physical limitations.
- Evaluates communication abilities of individuals of all ages.
- Evaluates for Dysphagia in individuals of all ages.
- Plan treatment for all types of communication disorders/Dysphagia.
- Provides treatment for all types of communication disorders/Dysphagia.
- Maintains patient records regarding evaluation and treatment programs implemented (written or computerized).
- Provides information regarding aspects of speech pathology to other professional staff.
- Attends patient care meetings and various department meetings such as monthly department meetings, stroke team meetings and any other meeting deemed necessary by Physical Medicine Manager.
- Attends job related continuing education seminars and shares information with staff (via staff inservice) and presents travel expense form to Physical Medicine Manager as appropriate.
- Attends and participates in scheduled inservices and maintains current personal inservice log for same.
- Demonstrates basic knowledge and competency in clinical skills - as outlined in performance standard 1.2 for a Speech Pathologist and in compliance with Speech Therapy Policy & Procedure manual.
- Demonstrates basic knowledge and competency in computer use - MediServe for patient documentation and billing purposes (written or computerized).
- Complies with appropriate patient scheduling, per Policy & Procedure manual.
Job Qualifications:
- Masters degree in Speech - Language Pathology required.
- Valid license to practice Speech Pathology in the State of Ohio required.
- Certification by American Speech and Hearing Association or CFY.
- Annual CPR.
- Valid drivers license and have personal transportation for performing off-site duties.
- Verification of current car insurance
- Clinical experience by supervision as part of Masters Degree program
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
