Job Description

Description
Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services is currently seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join our rehabilitation team at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center! Kindred Healthcare is the largest diversified provider of post-acute care services in the United States and we partnered with Hutchinson Regional Medical Center to bring the very best rehabilitation services to the community. A Fortune magazine Most Admired Healthcare Company for nine years, Kindred's mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, family member, employee and business partner we serve.

As a Speech Language Pathologist / SLP you will:

* Play an important part in helping our patient to recover and feel better about themselves by providing therapy to maximize speech, language, cognitive and swallowing abilities.

* Communicate patient progress or problems to supervisor and other team members; assist with patient scheduling and post charges daily to patient records.

* Document patient care in accordance with Kindred, regulatory, licensing, payer and accrediting requirements.

* Instruct patient's family or nursing staff in follow-through programs.

* Maintain equipment and work area in a safe and clean condition.

* Make presentations to support marketing efforts, at team conferences and in-services.

* Handle job responsibilities in accordance with the Company's Code of Business Conduct, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, appropriate professional standard and applicable state/federal laws.

Qualifications
As a Speech Language Pathologist / SLP you will have:

* Graduate of a masters level program in Speech Language Pathology which is accredited by Education Standards Board or whose practice meets ASHA certification requirements.

* Meet the education and experience requirements for Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology or Audiology granted by ASHA

* Minimum of six months speech therapist / speech language pathologist experience working with an adult and geriatric population.

* Current and unrestricted Speech Language Pathologist license in the state where services are rendered.

* Current CPR certification.

* Strong organizational and communication skills.

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