What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPEECH THERAPIST position at Trinity Hospitals?
- POSITION SUMMARY
- Provide comprehensive speech-language pathology services to Trinity Hospital inpatients, outpatients, RehabCare patients, Home Health patients, and patients of contracting agencies. Persons served range from infancy to geriatrics. Services provided will include consultation, evaluation, diagnosis, and the development and implementation of habilitative/rehabilitative programs for patients with communication and cognitive-communication deficits and dysphagia. Will provide the highest quality of care to patients and their families by meeting and exceeding standards of practice and through collaborative practice with other healthcare providers.
- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
- Licenses and Certifications Required
- ND state license to practice Speech-Language Pathology in the state of North Dakota.
- Maintain the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) and membership in ASHA OR be in the process of completing the required clinical fellowship year which is a partial requirement for obtaining the CCC, if employee is located in a facility where they will be supervising students.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) required within 30 days of hire.
- Educational Requirements
- Master's degree in Speech Pathology, as evidenced by licensure.
- Experience Requirements
- Satisfactory performance in the practices of Speech-Language Pathology at prior worksites and/or various clinical sites during the academic years of training.
- Special Skills or Training Requirements
- N/A
- Licenses and Certifications Required
