Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

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Job Title

• Speech Language Pathologist
• PRN

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Speech Therapy-Fairview Hospital:

Job Code

D2321M

Shift

Weekend Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) diagnoses and treats conditions that affect the ability to communicate and swallow. As an expert in communication, you will help assess, diagnose, treat and prevent speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders for our patients. In this role, you can help patients improve their speech, open new communication possibilities and improve their ability to comprehend others, express themselves and swallow safely. Aside from supporting others, you will also have endless opportunities to improve your own skills through Cleveland Clinic’s wealth of resources and educational programs.

This regular PRN position requires caregivers to work weekend shifts, varying between 8:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m., and two weekends per month, including summer and winter holidays.The caregiver in this role is expected to provide weekend coverage at both Fairview and Avon hospitals.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Evaluate and treat patients with injuries and/or diseases which result in a loss or impairment of speech, language, voice, cognitive and/or swallowing function.
• Assist triage of treatments/assessments with weekend calls to department for pending discharges.
• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients’ conditions.
• Establish goals and plans of care.
• Perform therapy interventions utilizing standard speech therapy techniques and skills.
• Complete documentation.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master’s Degree
• Graduate of an accredited Speech-Language Pathology Program
• Current Ohio license as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
• Hold or have applied for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Experience in a clinical area

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity and visual acuity to perform tasks needed for patient care and administrative tasks.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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