Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Company: LifePoint Health
Location: Arlington
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) at LifePoint Health summary:
As a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) at Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington, you will be a key member of an interdisciplinary team focused on providing specialized care to patients recovering from various conditions. Your role involves assessing patient needs, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure optimal rehabilitation outcomes. By fostering effective communication with patients and their families, you contribute to improving quality of life and achieving rehabilitation goals.
Description:
A career at Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington, a 40-private bed, state-of-the-art inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated as a tri-venture with Lifepoint Health, Texas Health Resources and Methodist Hospital System, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the Arlington area who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in Tarrant County need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:
- 401k + Match
- Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Targeted approach to career development
- Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
- Superior quality patient outcomes
- Supportive leadership and culture
What you will do in this role:

Performs patient assessment
Provides care in accordance with physician's orders and established plan of care
Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals
Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care
Participates in performance improvement and program development activities
Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:

A bachelor's and master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or similarly title area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible
to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY)
Licensed or eligible for licensure in state

Current Basic Life Support/CPR card
Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. We are accredited by The Joint Commission and CARF-accredited for our Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and our Stroke and Amputation Specialty Programs.




Keywords:
Speech Language Pathologist, Patient care, Rehabilitation, Communication disorders, Interdisciplinary teamwork, Healthcare provider, Patient assessment, Therapeutic services, Speech therapy, Clinical fellow

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