Speech & Language Pathologist, Full-Time 36 / hrs.

Employment Type : Full time

Shift : Day Shift

Description : Position Summary :

The Rehabilitation Services Staff Speech-Language Pathologist provides evaluation and treatment of hospital patients in a range of specialty programs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities :

Demonstrates competency with individualized assessment of patients using a wide variety of assessment measures and procedures.

Formulates individualized, age specific, therapy goals based upon assessment results and patient needs.

Implements patient care in a manner consistent with the therapy goals and the changing needs of the patient using a variety of therapeutic approaches.

Orients patients and families to the therapeutic purposes and procedures of Speech-Language Pathology, and educates them about home programs, impairments and progress.

Provides for own professional growth and education and contributes to staff development activities.

Stays up to date on all participating insurance guidelines for rehabilitation services.

Provides thorough documentation on each patient interaction. Documentation must be timely and include all pertinent information required by state law, accrediting agencies and 3rd party payers. Completes daily charges for each patient while adhering to ethical practices per insurance guidelines for each payer. Works with site leader, director and / or secretarial staff to ensure schedules are managed well to achieve targeted productivity and clinic budget.

Completes daily charges for each patient while adhering to ethical practices per insurance guidelines for each payer.

Works with site leader, director and / or secretarial staff to ensure schedules are managed well to achieve targeted productivity and clinic budget.

Other Functions and Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Experience and Certification / Licensure

Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Licensed in the State of Michigan

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability / veteran