Speech Language Pathologist

Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Speech-Language Pathologist, you will provide essential assessment and therapy to individuals with various functional challenges.

Every day, you will conduct thorough assessments and deliver targeted therapy, including providing education to patients and their support networks. Your goal is to restore functional abilities and reduce or prevent long-term limitations, helping individuals reach their maximum potential. You will also coordinate closely with other disciplines and implement relevant programs under general direction, ensuring a comprehensive and integrated approach to care.

To be successful in this role, you will possess a current license/certification in a relevant specialty and clinical experience in assessing and treating functional impairments. You will demonstrate exceptional diagnostic, therapeutic, and communication skills, capable of developing individualized treatment plans and effectively educating individuals.

• Utilizes the AIDET principle to communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families. • Acknowledge
  
  
  Introduce Explain Duration Thank Exhibits behaviors that ensure patient loyalty. • Utilizes AIDET principle to
  
  
  communicate with others, with a focus on patients and their families. • Introduces self by giving name and purpose
• Is
  
  
  polite and courteous in communications • Listens and responds with respect and empathy • Anticipates patients and
  
  
  visitors needs • Uses appropriate verbal/body language • Ensures that patient/family has had appropriate explanation by
  
  
  asking if there are any other questions. • Always thanks the patient and family for their participation and time.
• Actively promotes teamwork within the rehabilitation process. Facilitates effective intra- and inter -departmental relations
  
  
  to ensure employee engagement. • Demonstrates professional relationships with all staff members. • Displays warm
  
  
  welcome to patients, coworkers and visitors • Offers assistance during down time i.e. no shows • Provides an accurate
  
  
  and informative hand off to the next care provider • Delegate within the team according to skill level and patient load. •
  
  
  Answers call bells and other patient requests quickly & graciously • Checks-in with Staffing Captain to ensure that all unit
  
  
  and patient needs are met.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills and effective communication to ensure high quality care. • Participates in and
  
  
  encourages open and continuous communication in an effective, courteous and timely manner with all care providers,
  
  
  family members and patients. • Uses appropriate communication in appropriate areas and appropriate times. •
  
  
  Demonstrates effective conflict-resolution techniques. • Reacts appropriately to problems, and initiates problem- solving
  
  
  behaviors. • Assists team members to ensure that problems are resolved. • Seeks appropriate assistance when needed. •
  
  
  Evaluates the outcomes of actions, and modifies approach as needed. • Offers and is open to constructive feedback to
  
  
  promote the quality of patient care and hospital operations.
• Acts as a resource and / or role model for student, intern, contract and other therapy staff. • Supports and orients new
  
  
  staff /volunteers so they are made to feel a part of the team. • Provides feedback to promote excellence in care • Mentors
  
  
  other staff as appropriate to ensure team development. • Behaves in a dignified and professional manner
• Actively promotes professional development, and promotes a positive image of Speech and Language Pathology: •
  
  
  Maintains ethical standards established by the ASHA or other professional affiliation. • Maintains knowledge of current
  
  
  therapy issues/practices, and changes in health care delivery. • Assists in the development and presentation of in-service
  
  
  programs to hospital associates, family members and/or community organizations. • Attends annual skills day. • Takes
  
  
  responsibility for own career development. • Actively participates in evaluation, planning and development of programs
  
  
  within the Speech Therapy Departmentt as well as Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy programs.
• Demonstrates personal responsibility and stewardship. • Attends mandatory training/in services in a timely manner and
  
  
  as scheduled. Effectively participates in all appropriate meetings • Demonstrates ability to organize, prioritize and direct
  
  
  own work • Meets department determined patient contact hours per day. • Takes initiative to manage personal efficiency.
  
  
  
  
  
  • Participates in flex off/call off to ensure that department productivity is met.
  
  
  

Job Requirements
Required

• Masters Other Speech Pathology or Communicative Disorders, upon hire and
• Speech Language Pathologist: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• One year experience with a variety of patient diagnoses including but not limited to aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia and cognitive impairment

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

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