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Work whereevery moment matters. Every day, almost 30,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network is the premier rehabilitation provider in Connecticut. We provide rehabilitation services across the continuum - acute care hospitals, long term care facilities, sub-acute rehabilitation, homecare, outpatient centers, and in community settings such as senior centers, work sites, and schools and colleges. We offer over 40 outpatient locations offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy, in specialties including orthopedics, neuroscience, oncology, women’s health, sports medicine, vestibular, and more. We are known for our commitment to high quality, customer focused outcomes. Overview Hartford Healthcare St. Vincent’s Rehabilitation is seeking a per diem Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) who has a passion for patient care and strong proficiency in neuro rehab, adult medical communication, voice, and swallowing disorders. Ability to perform Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of swallowing, and/or interest in developing a transgender speech therapy program is valued. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with a diverse patient population in a dynamic team atmosphere with experienced clinicians and some of the best providers in New England. Position Specifics The SLP will be responsible for independent performance of medically based communicative and swallowing diagnostic and rehabilitative procedures on an outpatient basis. The SLP will have access to state-of-the-art programs such as respiratory muscle strength training, SPEAK OUT! for Parkinson’s Disease, instrumental swallowing assessments, exercise-based strengthening tools, and voice analysis systems. Training and mentoring to advance clinical skills is available. Responsibilities · Upon Physician referral, performs thorough evaluation of patient’s oral-motor strength/agility, motor speech, voice, deglutition, auditory comprehension, reading comprehension, verbal expression, written expression, memory, problem solving and attention. Evaluates the existence, nature, and severity of speech, language and/or hearing disorders. · Establish measurable goals with the patient/family based on appropriate patient care protocols and critical paths in order to meet patient needs. · Implement, deliver and delegate patient care by utilizing appropriate interventions and age-specific interventions and treatments through selected activities and exercises. · Provides patient and caregiver education regarding treatment, precautions, and equipment use · Participates in patient transition planning and/or patient discharge planning including recommendations to community resources to meet patient needs throughout the continuum of care. Help to coordinate patient care with other care providers such as Rehab Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, and other community resources as related to care transition planning. · Master’s Degree, Clinical Doctorate or PhD in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited Speech Pathology program · Open to new graduates · Previous experience as a Speech Language Pathologist preferred · Current State of Connecticut license in Speech Language Pathology or meets minimum requirements for a Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) plan required · Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) with passing score on the nationalSLP Praxis® examor Approved Clinical Fellowship plan from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association We take great care of careers. With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this isyour moment. Job: Speech Therapy* *Organization: St. Vincent's Medical Center *Title: *Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Outpatient Rehab (Per Diem) Location: Connecticut-Stratford-3272 Main St Stratford (10460) Requisition ID: 24165934