Speech Language Pathologist - Kalamazoo

In this outpatient setting, you’ll have the opportunity to provide truly one-on-one patient care—you will never be scheduled to treat two patients at the same time. This allows you to focus fully on each patient and provide individualized, high-quality care.

You’ll also enjoy a diverse caseload, with opportunities to work with both adult and pediatric patients across a variety of diagnoses and rehabilitation needs. It’s a great environment for clinicians who value personalized care while continuing to grow their skills through a broad range of patient experiences.

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee,from support staff and leadership,to clinicians and care providers.  

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Employment Value Proposition

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

• Focus on Patient Care.  A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.

• Clinical Variety and Challenge.An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.

• Family Culture.  We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.

• Trust in Each Other.  Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.

• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.  

Age Specific Responsibility

Must be able todemonstratethe knowledge and skills necessary to provide careappropriate tothe age of the patients served in assigned department.  Mustdemonstrateknowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span andpossessthe ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret theappropriate informationneeded toidentifyeach patient’s requirementsrelativeto age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures.

Summary

​​Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patient’s need for speech therapy. Plans and executes individual treatment programsin accordance withASHA and SLP scope of practice. Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education,evidence-basedresearch, and program development. Perform job responsibilitiesin accordance withthe program’s strategicobjectivesand goals to carry out organizational strategicobjectives.​

Essential Job Responsibilities

​​Each job responsibility is related to the MFB Pillars of Excellence. The responsibility is identified to a pillar by the following letters: Q (Quality), S (Service), P (People), G (Growth), F (Financial).

• ​Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation. 

• ​Provides patient care.(Q)

• ​Evaluates patient condition.

• ​Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible. Establishes written treatmentplan, andadministers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.  Delegates responsibilities to Speech Assistants as appropriate.

• ​Re-evaluates patient’s status and effects of treatment.  Revises treatment plan as necessary. Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate.

• ​Evaluates patient’s need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary.  Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient, patient’s family, and health care workers on its use.

• ​Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services, and environmental limitations.

• ​Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities.(Q)

• ​Documents patient’s status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q)

• ​Communicates with others to integrate speech language pathology services with all aspects of patient care. (Q,S)

• ​Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate speech language pathology treatment plan.

• ​Instructs the patient and the family in speech language pathology procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary.

• ​Attends various meetings and in-services as designated. (Q,P)

• ​Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control. (Q)

• ​Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations. (F)

• ​Provides discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system asrequested.(F,S)

• ​Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients, coworkers and members of the community.(Q,S,P)

• ​Supports program operations as assigned. (Q, S, P, G, F)

• ​May perform the following items to meet program or hospital needs.  (Q, S, P, G, F)

• ​Participates in orientation and training of new staff.(Q,P)

• ​Serves as clinical instructor for speechlanguagepathology students and supervises CFY as needed.  Supervises, teaches and evaluates skills of students.  Communicates with participating universities regarding skill level of students.  (S)

• ​Participates in program development and/or research activities. 

• ​Meet or exceed clinical outcome collection standards established by department leadership.

• ​Meet or exceed clinical outcome performance/improvement goals established by department leadership in designated programs.​

• We’llembrace all people by:

Treating everyone with dignity and respect.

Opening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.

Growing talent and people.

Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexualorientationor socioeconomic status.

Taking actionagainst discrimination.

Honoring our differences and how we collaborate.

Educating staff,patientsand the communities we care for.

Restoring hope and freedom, together.

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards ofbehaviorsas well asencourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute byidentifyingproblems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible;participatesin departmental efforts tomonitorand report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• M.S. or M.A. in Speech Pathology granted by an accredited university program. 

• Licensure isin every US State and Territory the Therapist is practicingor is in Clinical Fellowship Year.Licensure requirements should be met according to individual State laws. In addition, SLP-CCC isfor therapists in the following States per Medicaid billing requirement: DC, NC, WV, KY, MN, NE, KS, NM, NV, ID  

• Possesses andmaintains BLScertification to meet department/program protocol.

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

• None (No specific requirements)

• Occasionally (Less than 1/3)

• Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)

• Majority (More than 2/3)

Remain in a stationary position:None

Traverse or move around work location:Occasionally

Use keyboard:None

Operate or use department specific equipment:None

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder:None

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role:Frequently

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding:Frequently

Transport, position, and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds:Majority

Up to 25 pounds:Frequently

Up to 50 pounds:Frequently

Up to 75 pounds:Frequently