Universal Health Services
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST/THERAPIST
Universal Health Services, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Responsibilities
Our professional rehab staff work alongside other healthcare professionals to enhance patients' functional recovery, facilitate successful discharges, and elevate patient care through unit and system-based quality initiatives, evidence-based research and practice, and true interdisciplinary care. Leaders and staff are focused on exceptional patient outcomes and are defining healthcare for the 21st century. ARU SLPs at GW Hospital provide adult patients admitted to the ARU with the full range of diagnostic and treatment modalities in the SLP's scope of practice: Clinical Swallow Evaluation (CSE), Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS), Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), formal speech-language and cognitive assessments, speaking valve assessments, and post-op care for total laryngectomy patients.Up to $3,000 Relocation Bonus Available!Job SummarySLPs at GW Hospital are expected to collaborate closely with the entire interdisciplinary care team, especially Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians and advanced practice providers, Rehab nurses, OTs, PTs, and case management. This collaboration includes formal, in-person team conference meetings several times per week to discuss each patient's plan of care and progress.Unique Patient Populations and Features of the ARU:StrokeTrauma (including SCI)LVADOrgan TransplantTrachHead and Neck CancerRehab Gym and Dining RoomBITS BoardIOPINote:
Must have their DC License before start of employment. Will not consider CFs.
Qualifications
QualificationsMaster's degree in Speech-Language PathologyMinimum 1-year post-graduation experience Inpatient Rehab or Acute CareIndependent in performing MBSSIndependent in performing FEES preferredIndependent with speaking valve assessment and treatment for trach patients weaned from ventAbout GW Hospital:
The George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) is a 395-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC, next to the Foggy Bottom metro. GW Hospital serves a diverse group of patients-from residents to our nation's leaders. As an academic medical center, GW Hospital has the resources and clinical expertise necessary to provide specialized, complex care. This expertise includes cardiac, cancer, neurosciences, women's health, trauma, and advanced surgery including robotic and minimally invasive surgery.
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Our professional rehab staff work alongside other healthcare professionals to enhance patients' functional recovery, facilitate successful discharges, and elevate patient care through unit and system-based quality initiatives, evidence-based research and practice, and true interdisciplinary care. Leaders and staff are focused on exceptional patient outcomes and are defining healthcare for the 21st century. ARU SLPs at GW Hospital provide adult patients admitted to the ARU with the full range of diagnostic and treatment modalities in the SLP's scope of practice: Clinical Swallow Evaluation (CSE), Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS), Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), formal speech-language and cognitive assessments, speaking valve assessments, and post-op care for total laryngectomy patients.Up to $3,000 Relocation Bonus Available!Job SummarySLPs at GW Hospital are expected to collaborate closely with the entire interdisciplinary care team, especially Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians and advanced practice providers, Rehab nurses, OTs, PTs, and case management. This collaboration includes formal, in-person team conference meetings several times per week to discuss each patient's plan of care and progress.Unique Patient Populations and Features of the ARU:StrokeTrauma (including SCI)LVADOrgan TransplantTrachHead and Neck CancerRehab Gym and Dining RoomBITS BoardIOPINote:
Must have their DC License before start of employment. Will not consider CFs.
Qualifications
QualificationsMaster's degree in Speech-Language PathologyMinimum 1-year post-graduation experience Inpatient Rehab or Acute CareIndependent in performing MBSSIndependent in performing FEES preferredIndependent with speaking valve assessment and treatment for trach patients weaned from ventAbout GW Hospital:
The George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) is a 395-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located in downtown Washington, DC, next to the Foggy Bottom metro. GW Hospital serves a diverse group of patients-from residents to our nation's leaders. As an academic medical center, GW Hospital has the resources and clinical expertise necessary to provide specialized, complex care. This expertise includes cardiac, cancer, neurosciences, women's health, trauma, and advanced surgery including robotic and minimally invasive surgery.
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