Evaluates and treats patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic techniques for rehabilitation of speech, language, hearing, and oral motor disorders, according to department policy and procedure. Exhibits the F.I.R.S.T. values (Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust).
WORKING CONDITIONS, HAZARDS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT:
Indoor department, clean and pleasant. Well lighted and ventilated. Forty hour work week with holiday and weekend rotation. The task of this job involves exposure to blood, body fluids and tissue. Exposure to physical and mental anguish. Must be able to move or position 25 lbs. independently.
CONTACTS WITH OTHERS:
Has contact with patients and patient family members, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, nursing, Physicians, and other department Associates.
EQUIPMENT USED/SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
Computer, communication, therapeutic/technical skills.
Qualifications
Experience or completed Clinical Internship preferred.
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Master's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology or Communication Disorders.
ASHA certification CCC/SLP, CF-SLP; Kentucky Board of Speech - Language Pathology License.
Weekend and holiday rotation required
$31.88 - $47.82
The Ephraim McDowell Health system is a comprehensive, integrated healthcare delivery system that serves more than 119,000 residents from six counties in central Kentucky. Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center is at the core of the system, a non-profit, 222-bed licensed hospital. Our other hospitals are Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in neighboring Lincoln County (Stanford), and Ephraim McDowell James B. Haggin Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in neighboring Mercer County (Harrodsburg).
