Speech/Language Pathologist

Per Diem, Weekends

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Per Diem, As Needed

Shift : Every Other Weekend, 8 hour shifts

Location: AdventHealth Palm Coast

60 Memorial Medical Parkway Palm Coast, Florida 32164

The role you'll contribute:

Provides speech therapy evaluations and treatments to patients to facilitate and maximize functioning level as prescribed by physician. Includes the identification, prevention, remediation, and rehabilitation of patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities or changes in physical function, psychosocial abilities, activities of daily living and health status resulting from injury, diseases or other causes. Adheres to AdventHealth - East Region performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties under regulatory standards and in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of the organization.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Conducts patient assessments.
• Performs a medical record review on all patients prior to the initial intervention which leads to diagnostic classification or referral to another practitioner. This examination includes history, systems review and tests and measurements.
• Performs an evaluation and makes independent clinical judgments based on the data gathered from the examination.
• Synthesizes all of the findings from the history, systems review, and tests and measurements to establish the diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care.
• Considers clinical findings, the extent of loss in cognitive, neurological, communication functions, social considerations, overall physical abilities and health status in determining the complexity of the evaluation process.
• Consider the severity and complexity of the current impairments and the probability of prolonged impairment, functional limitation, and disability; the living environment; potential discharge destinations; and social support.
• Determines a speech / language pathology diagnosis.

Qualifications
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed :

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Master's level graduate of a Speech/Language Pathology program
• Current Florida Speech Therapy licensure required
• Certification by the American Speech and Hearing Association.
• Must have a valid Florida driver's license

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