Description
The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating disorders of speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing.
In addition, this position is responsible for consulting, educating, and training patients, families, and caregivers, and for collaborating with care teams and stakeholders to deliver quality, patient-centred care.
Essential Functions
- Provides skilled, quality clinical services utilising standard of care, evidence-based practices, and outcomes-based practices, with appropriate goals, duration, and intensity of service.
- Complies with system and regulatory requirements and guidelines for documentation, billing, and working hours.
- Maintains effective and appropriate communication and relationships with peers, patients, families, caregivers, and both internal and external stakeholders.
- Participates in mentoring and supervision of students and new hires.
- Participates in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups in collaboration with leaders.
- Participates in continuous improvement initiatives as part of the Intermountain Operating Model.
- Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service standards.
- Meets established productivity/efficiency standards for the department or service line.
- Participates in and promotes continuing education opportunities for self and staff, seeking new learning opportunities according to licensure requirements.
Physical Requirements
- Employees need to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
- Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
- If driving is required, current driver's license, insured, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record.
Benefits We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.