What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist position at Milestone Health Partners?
Job Summary
Milestone Health Partners of Williston is growing and seeking to add a full-time speech language pathologist who wants to be a part of an interdisciplinary team. The position is focused on a therapist who enjoys working with children and adults with a variety of needs. Come and be a part of a dynamic and supportive work environment. We want you to be a part of our team as we strive to increase access to therapy services in the rural part of western North Dakota. We value providing high quality care to patients to meet each milestone across the lifespan and place emphasis on career development for our professional staff.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Reviews hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders
- Administers speech and language evaluations or tests to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments
- Writes reports and maintains proper documentation
- Develops and implements treatment plans for problems including but not limited to stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice
- Plans, organizes, and conducts speech, language, and feeding therapy sessions in a clinical setting with pediatric and adult patients
- Selects activities that will help patients learn activities of daily living within limits of their mental and physical capabilities
- Educates and trains a patient’s caregivers about how to support patient’s speech and language skills
- Participates in treatment team, staff, and professional meetings
- Works collaboratively with other disciplines
Compensation and Benefits
Milestone Health Partners values offering a flexible work schedule to assist staff in balancing career and family responsibilities. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience. Additional benefits for full-time employees include:
- Healthcare
- Short-term disability
- Flexible health spending and dependent care accounts
- 401 K match
- Generous paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Reimbursement for continuing education expenses
- Reimbursement for annual professional license fees
Requirements and Qualifications
- Master of Science/Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university
- North Dakota Speech-Language Pathology license
- Experience working with a variety of patient speech and language needs within the clinical setting
- Compassionate and sensitive to patients’ needs and concerns
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team