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Speech Language Pathologist

Arizona General Hospital

#Interdisciplinary Team #CPR #Patient Care #Treatment Plans #Diagnosis #Speech Language Pathologist #Basic Life Support #Hospital #Protocol Development

Quick overview

The Speech Language Pathologist will conduct comprehensive evaluations, diagnose, and treat communication and swallowing disorders to enhance patient quality of life. Responsibilities include implementing individualized treatment plans, developing protocols, and coordinating care with the interdisciplinary team.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic and therapeutic skills, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach. A Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program is required, along with AZ licensure and Basic Life Support - CPR certification upon hire.

postgraduate degreeAssessmentTreatment PlanningDiagnosisEvidence-Based PracticeClinical ExpertiseInterdisciplinary CoordinationSwallowing DisordersCommunication DisordersStandardized ToolsCultural FactorsPrognosis FormulationLinguistic Factors

Job description

Where You’ll Work At Dignity Health’s Arizona General Hospital, we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health, social and support services in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona.
As part of our team, you will provide clinical expertise, support, and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care.
Also, you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness.
Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Speech Language Pathologist, you will be a vital clinician, expertly assessing, diagnosing, and treating communication and swallowing disorders to significantly improve patient quality of life.Every day, you will conduct comprehensive evaluations for all referred patients, meticulously implementing individualized treatment plans.
You'll contribute clinical expertise to develop/upgrade treatment programs/protocols, and actively shape departmental and organizational goals.To be successful in this role, you will possess advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic/therapeutic skills, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
Conducts a thorough records review, administers appropriate standardized and non-standardized tools/ methods, also including cultural and linguistic factors, and identifies accurate severity levels.
Weighs prognostic factors to formulate prognosis, including developmental and acquired brain injury factors.
States measurable short and long term goals targeted at functional outcomes and modifies the plan based on a changing medical condition, needs, progress, and risk factors.
Coordinates plans with the interdisciplinary team and makes appropriate referrals to other services as needed.
Follows evidence based information for selecting intervention strategies, incorporating age, culture, and linguistic factors and revises treatment interventions appropriately.
Applies learning, behavioral, and pragmatic tools and procedures. #AZEVREHAB Job Requirements Required Masters Other in Speech LanguagePathology from an accredited program and Performs patient clinical care.
Serves as aresource by sharing expertise andknowledge., upon hire Speech Language Pathologist: AZ, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

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