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Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center - AI

Speech Language Pathologist

Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center - AI, Macon, Georgia, us, 31297


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Client Name Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center - AI Job Type Travel Offering Allied Profession Therapy Specialty SLP Job ID 29511837 Job Title Speech Language Pathologist Weekly Pay $2326.0

Shift Details

Shift Day - 8x5 - 09AM Scheduled Hours 40

Job Order Details

Start Date 12/16/2024 End Date 03/15/2025 Duration 13 Week(s)

Job Description Job Title: Speech Language Pathologist Job Specialty: Inpatient Acute Care Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day • Weekdays (Mon - Fri) Guaranteed Hours: 40.00 per week Experience: Comfortable evaluating and treating patients with swallowing and/or cognitive deficits License: Required state license for Speech Language Pathology Certifications: BLS (AHA or ARC) Must-Have: Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology

Job Description:

- Evaluate, plan, direct, and administer programs of Speech Language Pathology in an inpatient acute level setting upon physician referral. - Plan and conduct programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients achieve maximum independence. - Provide direct therapy services to patients requiring service seven days a week, including holidays. - Evaluate patients and select and administer assessment techniques to establish appropriate care plans. - Gather and interpret data from medical records, physician reports, and patient/family input. - Document evaluations, tests, progress notes, treatment notes, attendance records, education, outcomes, discharge notes, and charges. - Communicate evaluation and progress to physicians, referral sources, and clinical staff, coordinate patient schedules and treatment programs, and manage discharge planning. - Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles, and skills and competency appropriate to patient population needs. - Utilize personal protective equipment as needed in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Physical Requirements:

- Adequate hearing and vision for communication and reading. - Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills for job duties. - Frequent sitting, standing, and walking; occasional climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; rare crouching, crawling, and overhead reaching. - Lift patients, equipment, or supplies up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. - Demonstrate exercises and activities to patients/caregivers when necessary. - Work primarily indoors, occasionally outdoors.

Protected Health Information:

- Limit access to protected health information (PHI) to what is reasonably necessary to perform the job. - Share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes. - Controlled access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI via user ID and password.

Client Details

Address 777 Hemlock St City Macon State GA Zip Code 31201

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