Speech Pathologist Adult PRN

Speech Pathologist Adult PRN - (250009OJ)

 

Position Summary/Essential Duties:

• Organizes and conducts the Speech-Language Pathology plan of care to facilitate the habilitation or rehabilitation of people with speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing disabilities. 
• Directs patient participation in selected activities to establish, enhance, and restore speech, language, cognitive-linguistic, psychosocial, and swallowing abilities.
• Performs evaluation(s), develops an effective treatment plan appropriate to a patient’s rehabilitation needs within the care continuum, initiates and participates in the discharge planning process.
• Educates patient/family/caregiver in applicable health information, treatment and prevention.

Performs other department activities such as, but not limited to, documentation, billing, support of department operations, etc.

 

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

 

 

 

Education:

MA or MS Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from an accredited graduate program

 

Required Credentials, License, and / or Certifications:

Licensed by the State of Ohio, Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology 

 

Experience & Knowledge:

Requires the evaluation and treatment skills necessary to provide Speech-Language Pathology services appropriate to the developmental/chronological age of patients on their caseload.

 

Special Skills & Equipment Knowledge:

• Must have professional initiative, objectivity, good time management and interpersonal skills. 
• Must be physically, cognitively and perceptually able to provide patient treatment and be able to assist in patient transfers and handle equipment.

Physical Demands
 

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly

Travel Requirements
 

• 10%

 

Primary Location

: United States-Ohio-Willoughby

Work Locations

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Job

: Rehabilitation Services

Organization

: Lake_West_Medical_Center

Schedule

: Per Diem

Employee Status

: PRN  -  ShiftPRN

Job Type

: Standard

Job Level

: Professional

Travel

: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Remote Work: No

Job Posting

: Sep 11, 2025, 5:37:31 PM