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Work Status Details: REGULAR FULL TIME | 80.00 Hours Every Two Weeks
Shift: Days
Pay Rate Type: Hourly
Location: Yuma Medical Center

Listed is the base hiring salary range offered for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors, including but not limited to skills and experience. The salary range listed is just one component of the total rewards/compensation package offered to candidates.
Min = $40.82
Mid = $51.03
Max = $61.23

Summary:
The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates and creates individualized treatment plans to help restore, maintain, or prevent decline of a patient’s communication and swallowing functionality.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates functional needs and outcomes, and consults with other specialists and physicians. Reviews patients’ functional needs and creates Speech Language Pathology care plans to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Performs video fluoroscopy under the direction of a Radiologist as needed.
• Instruct patients in biofeedback, cognitive retraining, communication devises, muscle reeducation, swallowing exercises and other types of functional activities. Utilizes equipment, aids, and manual means to meet patient’s functional goals.
• Adapts patient’s care plan and care techniques as needed based on patient’s progress towards functional goals.
• Directs activities of support staff in accordance with the care plan to achieve patients’ functional goals.
• Practices organization and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Documents evaluations, treatment goals, and plans. Regularly updates documentation based on patient progress.
• Enhance professional growth and development of self and others through participation in educational programs, and team meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Join us at Yuma Regional Medical Center dba Onvida Health

A career at Onvida Health is more than just a job. It’s a place to have a long and rewarding career, making a difference in the lives of those in our shared community. When you join our team, you become an integral part of a thriving community committed to improving the health and well-being of everyone in southwestern Arizona.

At Onvida Health, we believe in progress with purpose. Our commitment to innovation is matched by our dedication to kindness and integrity. We take our values seriously because we know they lead to better outcomes for our patients and a better experience for all of us. We’re looking for people who approach each day with a sense of possibility, a drive to make things better, and a commitment to kindness. If that sounds like you, you’re our kind of people.

If you’re looking for a career where innovation meets compassion, where you can grow and contribute to building a healthier tomorrow, Onvida Health is the place for you.

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Physical Requirements and working conditions for this position will be provided to you up on interview. 

Credentials:
Essential:

• BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS)
• SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (CCC-SLP)
• Speech Language Pathologist License State of AZ
• MASTER'S DEGREE
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from American Speech, Language and Hearing Association or eligible as Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) candidate under supervisor of a certified and/or licensed SLP
• 1+ years related experience in Speech Pathology preferred

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About Onvida Health

At Yuma Regional Medical Center, we believe that you shouldn’t have to travel far from home to receive the high-quality, compassionate medical care you deserve. Whether you’re a year-round resident or a winter visitor, you can entrust your care to our dedicated, experienced staff, knowing that you’ll receive the latest advances in medical technology and healthcare services right here, close to home. With a primary value of “Patients Come First,” our approach to care is Patient- and Family-Centered. We recognize the very important roles that patients and their family members can play in ensuring each patient’s health and well-being.Our 430-bed, not-for-profit hospital is staffed by4,000 employees, over 400 medical practitioners and hundreds of volunteers who are dedicated to serving the residents and visitors of Yuma and the surrounding area. The advanced medical care and treatment options we offer our patients have brought us national recognition.

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