What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech-Language Pathologist position at 6806 - CHC PR & MSA Rhode Island?
A career at Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island is more than a job, it's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely.
Our Mission
We strive to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.
About Us
We are a 20-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Landmark Medical Center. Our patients in the North Smithfield area need specialized skills like yours.
What We Offer
- New competitive pay rates
- Low therapist-to-patient ratios
- Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Targeted approach to career development
- Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
- SUPERIOR QUALITY PATIENT OUTCOMES
- Supportive leadership and culture
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
- Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees
- 6 paid holidays for full time employees
- Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Your Role
- Perform patient assessment
- Provide care in accordance with physicians orders and established plan of care
- Assess the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
- Plan for patient discharge. Communicate with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care
- Participate in performance improvement and program development activities
- Provide input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelors and masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or similarly titled area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in state
- Current Basic Life Support/CPR card
About Our Patients
We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.
Salary range: $55.00 per hour. We would expect those hired into this job to be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.
Salary : $55
