Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN

Company: LifePoint Health
Location: Fort Smith
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN at LifePoint Health summary:
As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Fort Smith, you will join an interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing specialized rehabilitation care. Your role includes assessing patients, developing care plans, and collaborating with families and healthcare professionals to promote effective treatment and recovery. With a focus on individualized rehabilitation, you will contribute to improving patient outcomes and enhancing the quality of care.
Description:
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Fort Smith is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2023. A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Fort Smith, a 50-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely.
You have specialized skills and our patients in the Fort Smith 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!
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 or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible
to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
Licensed or eligible for licensure in state
Current Basic Life Support/CPR card

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Fort Smith is dedicated to the treatment and recovery of individuals who have experienced the debilitating effects of a severe injury or illness. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.



Keywords:
Speech-Language Pathology, rehabilitation, patient care, assessment, treatment goals, healthcare team, clinical competencies, stroke recovery, communication disorders, patient discharge planning

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