Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN

Description:

UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as the #1 Rehabilitation Hospital in Wisconsin. UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is a 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly by Lifepoint Health in partnership with UW Health and UnityPoint Health – Meriter. A career at UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the “City of Four Lakes” who need continued care to recover completely.

You have specialized skills and our patients in the Madison metropolitan area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:

• Expansive benefit package

• Professional development and advancement opportunities

• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities

• Superior quality patient outcomes

• Supportive leadership and culture

• CEU Support

What you will do in this role:

Performs patient assessment

Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care

Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals

Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care

Participates in performance improvement and program development activities

Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department

Other duties as assigned Qualifications:

A bachelor’s and master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or similarly title area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Possess a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Licensed or eligible for licensure in state

Current Basic Life Support/CPR card

UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. We are accredited by The Joint Commission and CARF-accredited for our Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and Stroke Specialty Program.