PER DIEM SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST PER DIEM, ACUTE CARE
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PER DIEM SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST PER DIEM, ACUTE CARE
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PER DIEM SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST/ WEEKDAYS/ WEEKENDS/ ADULT ACUTE CARE/ BWH REHAB SERVICES BOSTON, MA
Inpatient Rehabilitation Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital provides physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology (SLP), and orthopedic technology services to patients on a consult basis to those on our inpatient floors, ICUs, and the Emergency Department. Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a nationally ranked academic medical center located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts.
Per diem SLP’s will be joining a team with a diverse background in clinical care and expertise. The primary responsibility of the per diem SLP is to provide patient care in accordance to State licensing regulations, departmental standards, and policies, and accepted professional standards of care. The Brigham offers per diem SLP’s the opportunity to work with diverse diagnoses across multiple adult populations, including Orthopedics/Trauma, Cardiovascular, Thoracic/Pulmonary, Oncology, Neurology, General Medicine, and the Emergency Department.
Per diem SLP’s will also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of Rehabilitation Department Committees to enhance their professional growth in addition to their clinical care. These committees include: The Community Resource Committee, Practice Standards Committee, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee, Staff Development Committee, Rehab Recognition Committee, and Research Committee.
This per diem SLP position is an excellent opportunity for a Massachusetts licensed Speech Language Pathologist to experience clinical and professional development at a dynamic academic medical center.
The per diem SLP, with an unrestricted Massachusetts license, is responsible for providing evaluation and treatment services for patients referred with speech, language and/or swallowing disorders. Services are provided on an inpatient and outpatient basis.
Practice Locations: BWH and the Dana Farber Inpatient Hospital within BWH
Provides skilled speech-language and swallowing services as assigned to patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in accordance with State Licensure Statute and Regulations, Professional Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, applicable federal, state,and regulatory agencies’ standards and regulations, hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Specifically:
- Examines and evaluates patient’s communication and swallowing function using Clinical Evaluations, Videofluoroscopic Oropharyngeal Swallowing Evaluations and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES). Identifies speech, language and/or swallowing disorders and associated dysfunction(s). In collaboration with the patient and/or caregiver, develops a treatment plan with treatment goals directed towards maximizing function.
- Demonstrate competency in all clinical knowledge and skills specific to the patient case type(s) in assigned area of care.
- Consults with other members of the health care team to ensure coordination and effectiveness of therapies provided.
- Assists in implementation of triaging, prioritizing, monitoring admissions, referrals, and discharges to and from the service as assigned.
- Manages patient caseload assigned.
- Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills. Maintains documentation per departmental policy and format that is accurate, complete and timely.
- Participates in activities directed towards increasing knowledge and skill and professional development.
- Supervises graduate student interns and support personnel as appropriate. Peer-mentors new employees.
- Trains radiology residents in technique and procedures for video swallow studies.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
- The per diem member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served by the Speech and Swallow Service
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university program.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association.
- Possess or be eligible for licensure in Speech-Language Pathology from the state of Massachusetts
- Demonstrate expertise in the diagnosis and remediation of oropharyngeal dysphagia and neurogenic communication disorders preferred.
- Experience with videofluoroscopic oropharyngeal swallowing and FEES evaluations preferred
- Work requires up to three months’ orientation to acquire necessary familiarity with department and hospital policies and procedures, and the specific quality standards of care and procedures unique to the assigned patient area.
Skills / Abilities:
- Possess interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with a variety of individuals.
- Must possess effective communication skills (written and verbal) to interact with patients, colleagues, and other health care personnel.
- Competent/able to achieve competency in Video Swallow Studies and FEES.
- Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands.
- Must possess the physical abilities needed to assist with moving patients (pulling, pushing and lifting) from stretcher to stretcher/chair for swallow studies and to push stretchers from the radiology suite to inpatient reception (100 feet). Also, must have the physical abilities needed to assistpatients with stand pivot transfers. Must be able to push portable workstations for video swallow and FEES evaluations.
- Must possess the stamina to do standing work over 75% of the day and the fine motor skills necessary to work a keyboard.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an affiliate of Mass General Brigham, is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. We place great value on being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization as we aim to reflect the diversity of the patients we serve. At Mass General Brigham, we believe in equal access to quality care, employment and advancement opportunities encompassing the full spectrum of human diversity: race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other forms of human presence and expression that make us better able to provide innovative and cutting-edge healthcare and research.
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