Speech Language Pathologist PRN - Acute

Overview
SSM Health Rehabilitation Network
Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Float
PRN / Per Diem
Tier I - $47/hour Tier II - $52/hour Weekend Shift Differentials Available
SSM Health Rehabilitation Network is seeking PRN licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) with ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) to join our collaborative Regional Speech Department as a Float Speech-Language Pathologist.
This unique PRN position offers the opportunity to practice across multiple acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings throughout the greater St. Louis region while working alongside a highly skilled interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.
Coverage Areas
PRN float SLPs may provide coverage across the SSM Health Rehabilitation Network, including:
Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals
SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital – Richmond Heights (St. Mary's)
SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital – Bridgeton (DePaul)
SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital – Lake Saint Louis (St. Joseph's West)
Acute Care Therapy Services
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – St. Louis
SSM Health DePaul Hospital – Bridgeton
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Fenton
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital – St. Charles
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital West – Lake Saint Louis
About SSM Health Rehabilitation Network
As the leading provider of comprehensive rehabilitation services in the St. Louis region, SSM Health Rehabilitation Network delivers specialized care and advanced treatment for individuals recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurological disorders, orthopedic trauma, joint replacement, complex medical conditions, and other rehabilitation needs.
SSM Health Rehabilitation Network encompasses five SSM Health acute care hospitals and three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the St. Louis metropolitan area. This regional model provides patients with seamless access to specialized rehabilitation services while offering clinicians the opportunity to practice across the continuum of care.
Why Join Our Team?
Speech-language pathology services operate as a regional department, requiring clinicians to maintain competency across both acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings. This model promotes:
Exposure to a diverse patient population and diagnoses
Strong interdisciplinary collaboration
Professional growth and continuing education opportunities
Flexible scheduling and varied clinical experiences
Team-based, patient-centered care
Our SLPs provide assessment and treatment services in:
Dysphagia and swallowing disorders
Cognitive-communication disorders
Stroke and neurologic rehabilitation
Traumatic brain injury
Oncology
Cardiopulmonary conditions
General medicine and surgery
Orthopedic rehabilitation
Speech, language, and voice disorders
Responsibilities
Evaluate assigned patients and develop, implement, and modify individualized treatment plans in accordance with physician orders and patient needs.
Provide evidence-based speech-language pathology services across acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings.
Assess and treat swallowing, communication, voice, and cognitive-linguistic disorders.
Direct and supervise discipline-specific therapy services as appropriate.
Design functional treatment programs to promote safe discharge and return to meaningful daily activities.
Educate patients, caregivers, students, and interdisciplinary team members.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement, program development, and continued professional growth activities.
Qualifications
Required
Current Missouri Speech-Language Pathology license or eligibility for licensure.
Current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)
Current BLS certification or completion within 90 days of employment.
Ability to travel between assigned locations within the SSM Health Rehabilitation Network.
Preferred
Minimum of two years of experience in acute care and/or inpatient rehabilitation.
Independent experience performing Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS/MBS) and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES).
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans