Speech Pathologist IHR Home Health

The Speech-Language Pathologist reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine (NM), adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and regulatory and accreditation standards. This position includes direct patient care, teaching, committee participation and departmental process improvement, and serves as a role model for all therapists and clinical interns.

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care, teaching, participation on appropriate committees and departmental process improvement; Serves as a role model for therapists and clinical interns; Complies with the Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice of their professional organization and the State of Illinois; Maintains primary responsibility over patient plan of care through collaboration with treating ST/STA; Selects appropriate evaluations, treatment modalities, equipment and protocols; Performs re-evaluations and adjusts treatment plans; Completes evaluations, progress notes and daily notes in the electronic medical record (EMR); Provides educational materials appropriate to patient understanding; Participates in committees, department processes and special projects; Develops professional relationships with healthcare team members; Contributes to educational efforts such as in-services, journal clubs, new hire orientation and student clinical programs; Completes NM required education, competencies and training within required timeframes

Requirements

Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology; Speech Pathologist License in the State of Illinois; BLS from American Heart Association upon hire

Nice to have

Current certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology, or eligibility following completion of the Clinical Fellowship year

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement; loan forgiveness; 401(k) matching; lifecycle benefits; wide range of benefits for physical, emotional and financial well-being (details at https://jobs.nm.org/benefits); sign-on bonus eligibility per Northwestern Medicine policy