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Posted: 12-Jun-22
Location: Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Salary: Open
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Allied Health
You.
You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP).
Your compassion is tangible: patients feel it in the hand they hold. Families feel it in your prayers. Colleagues feel it in your support.
You know when to move quickly. When to sit quietly. When to laugh loudly.
Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.
Us.
Lutheran Medical Center is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 249-bed community-based hospital provides comprehensive, specialty care to the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Dating back to 1905, we are proud of the rich history and inspiring mission our hospital has embodied for over 110 years.
Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.
We.
Together weâ™ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. Weâ™ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.
Weâ™ll laugh at each otherâ™s jokes (even the bad ones). Weâ™ll hello and high five. Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.
Weâ™re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.
Your day.
As an SLP you need to know how to:
- Perform evaluations of patients within timeframes identified in departmental policy utilizing specific procedures/tests to identify patient problems accurately
- Establish measurable and functional goals based on patient needs and functional limitations, and document timeframes to meet goals per department standards
- Formulate individualized treatment plans to meet established goals, prioritizing patientâ™s functional needs for discontinuation from therapy/hospital discharge and collaborates with patients and other members of the care team as appropriate
- Treat patients effectively with therapeutic exercise, functional activities, patient/family education and/or modalities according to professional standards, formulated goals and physician orders
- Effectively teach patients and families, taking into consideration individual learning needs
- Assess patient progress and/or tolerance to therapy on an ongoing basis and modify treatment plans/goals to optimize patientâ™s functional outcomes
- Make accurate and appropriate assessments and recommendations to case managers and/or physicians regarding the patientâ™s needs post discontinuation from therapy/hospital discharge
Your experience.
We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:
- Masterâ™s degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- Current certification of clinical competence in Speech Language Pathology or in process of completing CFY.
- Current certification as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of Colorado.
- Current license to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of Colorado or a temporary license or permit to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of Colorado.
- Current BLS certification endorsed by the American Heart Association.
Preferred:
- At least one (1) year of related experience.
Your next move.
Now that you know more about being an SLP on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At SCL Health youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.