Speech Language Pathologist

Where You’ll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. With more than 280 licensed beds, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving the health care needs of Hot Springs, Ark., and surrounding communities. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14, 2020 and employs the highest standards of quality and ensures that patient care and safety are the top priority. Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals. 

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community. 

CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Speech Language Pathologist, you will be a vital clinician, expertly assessing, diagnosing, and treating communication and swallowing disorders to significantly improve patient quality of life.Every day, you will conduct comprehensive evaluations for all referred patients, meticulously implementing individualized treatment plans. You'll contribute clinical expertise to develop/upgrade treatment programs/protocols, and actively shape departmental and organizational goals.To be successful in this role, you will possess advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic/therapeutic skills, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.

• Performs evaluation/assessment using critical judgement and clinical decision making.
• Accurately documents and interprets findings from evaluation/assessment.
• Utilizes information about patients pre admit/pre occurrence status to establish goals and develop treatment plans.
• Develops speech/language therapy treatment plan to support the patient’s goals and is reasonable given the identified problems or deficits.
• Obtains or verifies all physician orders for procedures/therapies.
• Delegates tasks based on patient load, staffing, patient acuity and departmental needs.

Job Requirements

Required

• Nine-month internship with a certificate of clinical competency/completion and Must have two years experience and demonstrated leadership to act as area supervisor or weekend supervisor., upon hire
• Speech Language Pathologist: AR, upon hire and
• Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire