Speech Language Pathologist - Acute Care, Navicent Medical Center, PRN

PRN Schedule

• Weekend and holiday requirements

Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon, Georgia offers Speech-Language Pathologists the opportunity to practice in a dynamic inpatient acute care environment at a Level I Trauma Center. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patients with communication, cognitive and swallowing needs while helping them achieve greater function and prepare for their next level of care.

This position is not eligible for a clinical fellowship.

Job Description:

Independently provides a full range of differential diagnostic and therapeutic services to pediatric and/or adult main campus inpatients with wide ranging central or peripheral disorders of communication, cognitive-linguistics, feeding, and/or swallowing. Participates in regular team rounds and staff training. Provides consistent services despite severe weather and participates in team rotations through weekends and holidays to provide 365 day/year coverage.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology required. Experience with Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBS), ADN Passy-Muir Valves (PMV) strongly preferred.

• Performs comprehensive professional evaluations of patients of all assigned ages referred for differential diagnosis of communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders.
• Follows hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensures patient and/or caregiver education regarding communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders.
• Serves as speech pathology consultant to educational, medical, and other professional services.
• Provides and participates in in-service education and training of speech pathology interns and fellows, medical students/residents, and allied medical personnel.
• Continuously seeks to maintain or improve patient care services and evaluates opportunities to develop new services.
• Evaluates options for augmentative/alternative communication and recommends and/or fits appropriate devices or prostheses to meet patient needs, as applicable.
• Ensures age/development appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
• Adequate performance on financial/budget and inpatient care expectations.
• Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building.

Ability to possess a strong, clinical interest and maintain versatility, creativity and adaptability

Effective time management skills

Minimum of 'Meets Standards' on all clinical, HR, and institutional competencies or standards

Ability to cross-cover other inpatient Speech Pathology areas or patient types, upon requested need and with limited notice

Responds promptly to communication (e.g., e-mail, phone calls, pages)

Maintains professional and effective interactions with management and staff

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Clean, well-lit and comfortable climate

Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances

Subject to varying and unpredictable situations

Occasionally subject to irregular hours

Occasional requests to work in areas outside of primary responsibility, but within scope of practice

Occasional pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries

Handles absentee replacement on short notice

Moderate risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.