Lead Inpatient SLP

Inpatient Rehab Services Full Time Day Shift 8-430

Sign-On Bonus: 10,000.00

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina.

It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship. Job Summary

To maintain a high quality of work performance in speech therapy.

Performs professional speech language pathology services that are concerned with prevention, treatment and restoration of disorders of speech, language, voice, and oral-pharyngeal and cognitive/communication following trauma, disease or developmental disabilities.

This may include various speech tests, measurements, and exercises. Operate in a lead capacity for anticipated questions and guidance; also, required to provide prompt decisions while ensuring safe, efficient, and effective speech services.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Post-Graduate Degree in Speech Language Pathology from a school or program determined by the South Carolina State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council on Professional Standards of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Minimum Years of Experience: 3 years experience in acute care setting
• Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None

Required Certifications/Licensure: Current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) or its equivalent as approved by the South Carolina State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;

Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) by the South Carolina State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;

• CPR Certification.
• Required Training: None

Essential Functions

Provides direct speech language pathology services upon referral by a physician or advanced practice provider using specific competencies. Performs all duties of the SLP.

Demonstrates Age specific competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population: a. Infant (Birth to 1 year) b. Child (1 year through 12 years) c. Adolescent (13 years through 17 years) d. Adult (18 years to 65 years) e. Geriatric (over 65 years).

• Develops speech therapy treatment plans and monitors progress.
• Administers speech therapy treatments.
• Documents/records appropriate patient treatment data, such as patient progress notes, evaluation reports and discharge summaries.
• Works with manager/director/schedulers to coordinate the work flow and ensure timely and accurate service.
• Must utilize good judgment and makes appropriate decisions above and beyond that required of a staff SLP.

Represents department and communicates with the interdisciplinary team for discharge planning and coordination of medical services during hospital stay.

Represents department in meetings, such as attending patient care conferences and providing in-services for other hospital departments such as nursing, housekeeping, etc.

Assist in providing clinical supervision of rehab techs and students in their duties.

Uses effective time management to complete patient care assignments and meets departmental productivity standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

Demonstrates sound professional judgement and acts in accordance with the state speech pathologist and audiologists therapy practice act, hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

Participates in professional activities for continued self-development, and growth of technical knowledge and skills; Completes a minimum of 10 education hours annually in current area of practice with at least 4 of those hours in leadership.

• Communicates back to the management team without prompting.
• Provides input to manager/director on personnel matters including competence, performance, praise, discipline, hiring and discharge.
• Therapist will be able to meet deadlines and commitments with minimal supervision.
• Uses safe techniques and safe patient handling equipment as needed for protection of patients and self while performing duties.
• Demonstrates competence in safe delivery of care.
• Is a role model for service excellence.
• Will be assigned charge duties as needed.
• Collaborates with the clinical educator to assist in the development of new services, programs and preparation for annual departmental competencies.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits

Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.

Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary

Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary

Adoption Assistance

• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity EmployerIt is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation.

Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.