What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist - IRF PRN position at Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital?
Job Description
Description
Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, is building a new rehabilitation hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Youngstown. Expected to open in 2024, this 60-bed, 66,000-square-foot, two-story, inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operating jointly with Lifepoint Rehabilitation and Mercy Health, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the Mahoning Valley who need continued care to recover completely.
Our benefits
New competitive pay rates
Various shift availabilities
Tuition assistance / reimbursement
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
What you will do in this role :
- Performs patient assessment
- Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care
- Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
- Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care
- Participates in performance improvement and program development activities
- Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Mercy Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. 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.
