Exciting opportunity available at Saint Luke's Hospital -Smithville for a Speech Pathologist PRN Plus. This role focuses on delivering exceptional patient care while ensuring clear, concise, and timely documentation. Collaboration with various disciplines is essential, along with effective communication with patients, families, peers, and physicians.

Responsibilities include:

- Working with Social Work/Care Coordination in discharge planning and family training.

- Conducting bedside swallow evaluations, cognitive evaluations, MBSS evaluations, and swallow therapy.

Shift details:

- Shifts typically run from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

- Holiday rotation and weekend requirements are included.

Key responsibilities:

- Provide services to clients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, and oral-pharyngeal sensorimotor impairments.

- Develop individualized treatment plans based on evidence-based practices.

- Conduct evaluations post-impairment, injury, or disease.

- Monitor patient progress, contribute to discharge planning, and supervise treatment provided by students and assistants.

- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to optimize client care.

- Ensure safety for all individuals involved.

- Document all services accurately and adhere to professional standards.

- Engage in quality initiatives and meet shift requirements.