Hospital Speech Therapist

Company: Clinical Management Consultants
Location: Cashmere
Posted on: February 8, 2025

Job Description:

A brand new opportunity for an Hospital Speech Therapist has just opened up in the beautiful Central Washington Area!
The Acute Care Speech Therapist will join a team of tenured medical professionals at an award-winning Health System. This community hospital has 150+ beds and it has expert staff and state-of-the-art technology. This medical center has become an integral community health resource in this beautiful area.
The Hospital Speech Language Pathologist will work with a team of experienced Speech Pathologists and will collaborate with a large interdisciplinary team in order to help their patients improve and assist them on their road to recovery.
The Hospital Speech Language Pathologist will play an integral role in providing quality care and will work with a patient population with a wide variety of diagnoses. The Speech Pathology team will mainly focus on assessing patients who have difficulty swallowing or speaking. These patients may be on Acute Rehabilitation, Medical-Surgical or Intensive Care Units. The experienced Speech Therapist will help their patients' nurses and doctors assess the patient's ability to safely swallow food and if there are any changes that need to be made to their diet and feeding care plans. The Speech Therapist will also supervise all muscle strengthening exercises and will be responsible for patient assessment, treatment planning and implementation of new activities. They will provide the patient and their family members with helpful tools needed for more effective communication techniques. They will encourage participation and provide guidance to both patients and staff when reviewing instructions. The Hospital Speech Language Pathologist will accurately document patient progress and report any changes to their health care team.
Joining the fantastic Medical Center, and serving as the Hospital Speech Language Pathologist will be a great next step in your career. This central location in Washington has wonderful access to beautiful locations for day trips and is less than 1 hour from downtown Leavenworth. This area is gorgeous and is known for its scenic parks and craft breweries. Candidates can embrace their work-life balance by spending their days off exploring gorgeous hiking trails and lush scenery.
Not only is the location a wonderful place to live, but this position will offer a generous benefits package including and Career Development Opportunities. Apply today to pursue this amazing Hospital Speech Therapist opportunity!

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