PRN: Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City summary:
The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma City plays a critical role in assessing and providing care for patients with communication and swallowing disorders. This position requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to develop personalized treatment plans and facilitate successful patient discharges. With a focus on superior quality patient outcomes, the SLP contributes to performance improvement and program development while benefiting from extensive professional development opportunities.
Description Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Oklahoma City is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as the Rehabilitation Hospital in Oklahoma .
A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Oklahoma City, a 66-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Oklahoma City area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!
Our Benefits: • Competitive pay rates
• Expansive benefit package for full time employees
• Various shift availabilities
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement for full time employees
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Low therapist-to-patient ratios
What you will do in this role: - Performs patient assessment
- Provides care in accordance with physician's orders and established plan of care
- Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
- Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care
- Participates in performance improvement and program development activities
- Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications - A bachelor's and master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or similarly title area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in state
- Current Basic Life Support/CPR card
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital - Oklahoma City provides inpatient rehabilitation services for patients recovering from strokes, brain or spinal cord injuries, amputations, complex orthopedic injuries, and other conditions.
The greatest feature of our rehabilitation hospital is our team of dedicated therapists, doctors, and nurses. 
Keywords:
Speech-Language Pathology, Patient Care, Rehabilitation, Communication Disorders, Healthcare, Therapist, Clinical Competence, Patient Assessment, Team Collaboration, Professional Development