PRN Speech Therapist

1 month ago
Carrollton, TexasPer Diem / PRNSpeech Language Pathologist

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Job Description

About the Role

Join LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas as a Speech Therapist – PRN, Day Shift in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • We COLLABORATE: We develop our treatment plans in collaboration with physicians, clinicians, and patient's families.
  • We ADVOCATE: We advocate on behalf of every patient and family.
  • We RESPECT: We recognize and value the dignity, rights, and resources of each patient.
  • We EDUCATE: We educate our team members and families with purpose and compassion.

Requirements

  • Specific Essential Functions 1. Evaluates patients per MD orders and develops patient
  • specific plans of care that include short
  • term goals to achieve maximum benefit. The outcome of care provided and progress toward the goals are documented. 4. Communicates with transdisciplinary team regarding patient
  • We COLLABORATE: We develop our treatment plans in collaboration with physicians, clinicians, and patient's families.

Benefits & Compensation

  • call services as needed. Machinery/Tools/Equipment Requirements: Ability to operate nursing call system, telephone, fax machine, copy machine, computer, printer, and calculator.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • Call responsibilities required.

Apply to join LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas as a Speech Therapist – PRN, Day Shift.

Key Skills

Speech TherapyPatient CareTreatment PlanningSwallowing DisordersMBSSBedside SwallowDocumentationTeam CollaborationPatient EducationEquipment MaintenanceQuality ImprovementCaseload ManagementBLS CertificationPatient Assessment
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Position Insights

Speech-Language Pathology — Psychologist Career Context

This Speech-Language Pathology position at LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Carrollton, Texas.

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Speech Therapy, Patient Care, Treatment Planning, Swallowing Disorders, MBSS, Bedside Swallow, Documentation, Team Collaboration. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Speech-Language Pathology role.

Core responsibilities: The Speech Therapist is responsible for planning, directing, and providing speech, language, hearing, and swallowing services to patients, including developing patient-specific plans of care based on evaluations. This role also involves active participation in department and hospital activities to e...

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