Vail Health

Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

Vail Health  •  Edwards, CO (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here

About the opportunity:
Provides speech therapy services to patients to include assessment and treatment, development and implementation of program, and related professional in-services. Promotes services of the organization in order to meet business need of both the greater organization and individual clinics.
What you will do:
  • Evaluate patients utilizing appropriate test and measures to determine the speech therapy problem/level of function and recommended treatment/discharge plan.
  • Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patent care protocol relations to the physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs for all applicable patients.
  • Establishes speech therapy interventions based on the evaluation and examination, physician orders and patient’s goals for therapy.
  • Competently and safely perform appropriate speech therapy techniques and procedures.
  • Provide for continuity of patient care through written and verbal communication with other health care professionals.
  • Documents findings, patient progress, and all procedures performed within established time frames. Submits all patient billing at the end of each day.
  • Instructs patients/family members on home programs.
  • Facilitates smooth referral process across the organization for speech therapy needs.
  • Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
  • Must be HIPAA compliant
This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
What you will need:
Experience:
  • 3 years’ experience as a Speech Therapist required
Education:
  • N/A
License(s) and Certification(s):
  • Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Colorado required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) required

PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility

Vail Health

About Vail Health

Vail Health, formerly Vail Valley Medical Center, is a nonprofit community health care system serving patients and guests from around the world. Locally operated and governed by a volunteer board of directors, Vail Health includes a 56-bed hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission. Our 24/7 emergency department in Vail is a Level III Trauma Center with a nearby helipad for necessary medical transports.

Vail Health provides a wide array of services and access points including Beaver Creek Medical Center, urgent care clinics in Vail, Avon and Eagle, our Edwards medical campus, Eagle Healthcare Center and a multispecialty health center in Dillon. Howard Head Sports Medicine offers physical therapy services at 10 locations and works closely with our internationally renowned orthopaedic partners at The Steadman Clinic and Vail-Summit Orthopaedics. In addition, Vail Health's Shaw Cancer Center and Sonnenalp Breast Center are the region’s only fully accredited cancer treatment center and comprehensive breast center.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Vail, Colorado
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
vailhealth.org
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