What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Pathologist, Home Health, Portland position at Adventist Health Portland?
Job Description
Our home health and hospice agencies are located throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. They serve the entire community and offer personalized in-home care, and many have been recipients of Home Care Elite awards.
So whether you're looking for the buzz of a large city, the tranquility of nearby mountain bike trails or something in between, we encourage you to explore our organization.
Job Summary
Provides speech therapy services to patients with speech, language or swallowing disorders.
Job Requirements
Education and Work Experience:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
About Us
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
Our home health and hospice agencies are located throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. They serve the entire community and offer personalized in-home care, and many have been recipients of Home Care Elite awards.
So whether you're looking for the buzz of a large city, the tranquility of nearby mountain bike trails or something in between, we encourage you to explore our organization.
Job Summary
Provides speech therapy services to patients with speech, language or swallowing disorders.
Job Requirements
Education and Work Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor’s): Required
- Master's Degree: Preferred
- Speech Pathologist licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Required
- American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC): Required
- Valid Driver's License (DL) and must be at least 21 years of age or older: Required
- Speech-Language Pathology (SLP): Required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or Healthstream Basic Life Support (HS-BLS) or RQIBLS or Heartsaver CPR (CPR): Required
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP): Required
- Assesses and documents speech therapy data related to patient assessments, patient care needs, interventions and outcomes.
- Identifies changes and trends throughout physical and emotional parameters.
- Reviews treatment plans and assesses individual performances to modify, change or write new programs.
- Maintains documentation as required by law, establishment policy and administrative regulation.
- Instructs patients on ways to monitor speech and practice new skills.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
About Us
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
