Speech Pathologist / PRN

Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongWhere you matter as much as the work you do!/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"Join strongEmory Healthcare (EHC)/strong if you’re looking for an opportunity with one of the nation's leading Atlanta hospitals in cardiology and heart surgery, cancer, neurology, and more! strongEHC/strong is where those around you are dedicated to the power of teamwork, fostering an environment where you can learn, grow, and innovate with similarly passionate professionals. Work with us to improve the quality of life throughout Georgia through partnerships with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia Institute of Technology, and other organizations and make a bigger, greater impact than you ever thought possible./span/pp style="margin: 0in; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9.0pt; color: black;" /p Description: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongPRN rate $60.50 hourly plus shift differential./strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongAcute care experience required. /strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pullispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Administers comprehensive clinical services to patients; provides testing, analyses and evaluations of seriously ill patients or those having complex medical problems and formulates a treatment plan which is consistent with the patient's needs./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Assists in supervising staff and students and in developing in-service training programs for continuing staff development./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Maintains an established inventory of supplies; ensures the proper use and maintenance of equipment and maintains a work area which is free of debris and clutter./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Communicates regularly with members of the patient care team, the patient, family members and others involved with the patient's care./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Responds to requests for professional information or advice and refers complex matters to the appropriate staff./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Instructs and trains patient and family regarding pertinent aspects of the patient's care./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Assesses the patient to provide a diagnosis and to identify problems./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Plans treatment schedules to ensure optimal use of staff and equipment in providing high quality patient services./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Plans, develops and implements a result-oriented treatment plan responsive to the individualized needs of the patient and includes clear, measurable goals./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Modifies the treatment plan according to the patient's responses./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Provides direct patient care; performs specialized treatments according to the patient's individualized plan of care./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Collaborates with other members of the patient care team and uses community resources to plan for the continued care, support and follow-up of the patient after discharge./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Follows established protocols for documentation specific to the program/setting./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Accurately records daily charges for services rendered./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Practices organizational and universal standards for sterile technique and infection control in carrying out daily responsibilities including the proper cleaning and sterilization of work surfaces, equipment and instruments./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Conducts in-service programs, provides other staff with training and serves as a clinical instructor to students./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Attends team conferences to promote an interdisciplinary approach to patient care; works cooperatively with other team members to maintain consistency in the provision of high quality, results oriented services./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"strongMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt;"A master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Current licensure in Speech-Language Pathology in the state of Georgia./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"One year of Speech-Language Pathology experience preferred./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt;"Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;" /p Additional Details: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at a href="mailto:careers@emoryhealthcare.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"careers@emoryhealthcare.org/a. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred./span/p