Speech Language Pathologist /Peds Development & Rehab - Inpatient and outpatient at Legacy Health – PORTLAND, Oregon

Legacy Health

Speech Language Pathologist /Peds Development & Rehab - Inpatient and outpatient

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
US-OR-PORTLAND

Job ID: 25-44039
Type: Regular Full-Time
Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

Overview

Your greatest reward is helping patients communicate and thrive in the life they love. As a Speech Language Therapist, you will assess, plan, and implement personalized treatment programs designed to achieve the best possible outcomes. If you share this passion and enjoy collaborating within a multidisciplinary team, we invite you to explore this rewarding opportunity.

This it is an outpatient/inpatient rehab split position with some weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING

• Consistently identifies patients’ subjective and objective limitations.

• Incorporates age and disability appropriate assessment tools and procedures.

• Develops specific, effective, and individualized therapeutic programs with measurable long and short-term goals, including projected timeframes for achievement.

• Maximizes patient and caregiver participation in goal-setting and discharge planning.

• Coordinates treatment plans with interdisciplinary team members.

TREATMENT IMPLEMENTATION

• Utilizes age-appropriate treatment skills aligned with level of experience.

• Performs modalities and procedures in compliance with established professional standards.

• Applies a variety of techniques tailored to each patient’s unique needs.

• Ensures treatment progression aligns with established goals.

• Demonstrates clinical reasoning and judgment to support the treatment plan.

• Regularly updates and revises treatment plans to address new problems, changes in patient status, or functional limitations.

• Actively involves patients and caregivers in treatment to promote functional outcomes.

• Provides education and opportunities for functional carryover through home exercise programs.

DOCUMENTATION

• Produces legible, accurate, timely, and concise documentation including medical records, letters to physicians, communication with payors/vendors, daily flow sheets, and progress notes.

PATIENT/FAMILY EDUCATION

• Tailors education to meet the age and educational level of patients and families.

• Recognizes and respects patient and family belief systems.

• Designs educational programs that align with realistic patient and family goals.

• Provides written and verbal home education materials to patients and caregivers.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s Degree.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of medical and neurological terminology, as well as behavioral management techniques.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated competency in age-appropriate evaluation and interpretation of patient information, including understanding of normal growth, development, and corresponding treatment needs.

• Excellent organizational skills to support efficient program development and implementation.

• Proficient in the use of computers and relevant software applications.