Speech Language Pathologist

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. COMPASSIONATE CARE. Ozarks Community Hospital in Gravette, AR has an immediate opening for a full-time Speech Language Pathologist within our Rehabilitation Department. ABOUT OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. Ozarks Community Hospital is a safety-net healthcare provider headquartered in Gravette, Arkansas, serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Ozarks. Our facilities include a hospital located in Gravette, Arkansas and a number of satellite clinics located in Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas. Ozarks Community Hospital takes great pride in providing patients accredited Patient-Centered Medical Homes through a dozen rural health clinics and as part of a broader range of specialty services located in its two provider-based clinics in Gravette, Arkansas and Springfield, Missouri. Specialty clinic services include Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Diabetes Care, Hepatitis C, Urology, Geriatrics, Pain Management, and the FLAG (Fatty Liver and Goals) Clinic. Our Mission: Ozarks Community Hospital and clinics are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare and preventive services to all patients in an atmosphere of compassion, respect, and dignity, with a commitment to care for the underserved and to improve access to care. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Up to 3.5 weeks of possible PTO first year (40-hour work week)
• 401k with company match

Job Summary: Responsibility for evaluation, planning, directing and administering speech therapy for infants, children and adults who have various levels of speech, language, communication, and/or swallowing difficulties.  Therapists assess the clients’ needs before developing individual treatment programs to enable each client to improve to their maximum potential.  Ensures that patient charges and documentation are accurate and entered on a timely basis.  Participates in all infection control, departmental equipment training, organizational safety and fire safety programs. Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Speech and Language Therapy.
• Current State Speech Pathologist Licensure.
• Current CCC-SLP certification.
• Current BLS certification upon hire or BLS certification must be obtained during orientation period or at next available scheduled class. Throughout employment, current BLS certification must be maintained by renewal during renewal period or at next available scheduled class.

  OCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer