Speech Pathologist - Jacksonville

Speech Pathologist - Jacksonville at Christus Health summary:

The Speech Pathologist evaluates and treats patients with cognitive, communication, and swallowing disorders in a hospital setting, collaborating with healthcare staff to ensure quality care. Responsibilities include patient assessment, treatment planning, supervising clinical fellows and students, and applying evidence-based practices. The role requires a master's degree, state licensure, and skills in patient safety and treatment innovation.

Description

Summary:

As a member of the health care team, evaluates and treats patients with cognitive, communication and swallowing deficits within the scope of a licensed Speech/Language Pathologist. Collaborates with other hospital personnel to ensure quality care for the patient. Supervises the activities of Therapy Technicians, Speech/Language Pathology Clinical Fellows, and Speech/Language Pathology Students.

Responsibilities:

• Gathers pertinent data from chart and other care givers, discusses with physician as necessary
• Independently assess all patient types assigned
• Demonstrates ability to recognize additional needs during evaluation; exercises good judgment in decision
• Interprets results and formulates relevant, measurable, realistic and attainable goals
• Reassess patient progress regularly per department policy, or when need arises
• Identifies appropriate equipment, discusses with patient and family and makes appropriate referral to social services and/or vendor
• Able to assess vent dependent patients with minimal assistance
• Able to assess voice and fluency cases with some assistance
• Able to independently design a treatment plan that address’ identified problems, deficits and discharge needs and assist with reducing LOS
• Consistently delivers effective treatment focused on rehab of communication, cognition and/or swallowing disorders
• Actively seeks out a diagnosis mx to facilitate ability to independently treat throughout the hospital
• Demonstrates skilled expertise when monitoring patients during treatment
• Able to apply reasoning and judgment to skilled observations and reports adverse reactions to physician and/or nursing
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of speaking valve usage and contraindications
• Ensures patient safety
• Offers alternatives to physician when appropriate
• Actively seeks research based treatments and applies to daily treatment
• Develops creative and innovative ways to provide treatment i.e. group sessions, summer speech camps, structured and interactive adult group/individual sessions

Requirements:

• Master's Degree
• SLP License in state of employment
• BLS

Work Schedule:

PRN

Work Type:

Per Diem As Needed

Keywords:

speech pathologist, speech-language therapy, patient assessment, communication disorders, swallowing disorders, cognitive therapy, clinical supervision, speech therapy treatment, healthcare, rehabilitation

Client-provided location(s): Tyler, TX

Job ID: 5486822434

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-11T00:00:00