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Mercy Health System
1000 Mineral Point Ave
Janesville, WI, United States
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SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST HOME HEALTH I

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Job ID:

318

Location:

Janesville, WI, United States

Category:

Speech Therapy

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Job Views:

99901

Zip Code:

53548

Employment Type:

Full time

Posted:

08.17.2015

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Occupations:

Other: Career Fair, Other, Work at Home

Job Description:

With all our heart.
With all our mind.
With all your talent.

We're committed to helping others
overcome life's obstacles.

At Mercy Health System, an award-winning, fully integrated healthcare delivery network serving southern Wisconsin, our mission is healing in the broadest sense: promoting physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. We achieve this by dedicating our teams to the highest standards of quality care, compassion, and innovation. With all our heart, with all our minds, and with all your talent, we can ensure that others achieve maximum wellness. Join our team in this rewarding role:

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST HOME HEALTH I
Henry Palmer Building, Janesville, WI Campus
Full-Time, Days
The professional we select for this important role will provide assessment, diagnosis, intervention, management, counseling and follow-up services for patients with disorders of speech, language, cognitive aspects of communication, swallowing, and other upper aerodigestive functions. Additional responsibilities include:

Diagnosing and evaluating speech, language, communicative, cognitive, and swallowing skills related to educational, medical, social and psychological factors in patients of all ages.
Planning, directing, or conducting rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communicative efficiency of individuals with communication problems of organic and nonorganic etiology.
Providing counseling, guidance, and language-development therapy.
Reviewing individual files for background information prior to evaluation to determine appropriate tests.
Administering, scoring, and interpreting specialized hearing, speech, and language tests.
Developing and implementing individualized pans for assigned clients to meet specific needs, interests and abilities.
Reviewing treatment plans and assessing individual performance to modify, change, or write new programs.
Evaluating swallowing abilities via bedside swallow/video studies and developing plans of care.
Maintaining records/electronic documentation in compliance with legal, corporate, and administrative regulations.
Taking part in the development of community education or promotional programs related to rehabilitation.
Assisting in the development of new services and/or programs.

Requirements:

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Master's degree from an accredited graduate program.
Successful completion of a clinical fellowship under the supervision of certified SLP.
Current license to practice in the state of Wisconsin or registry eligibility.
The ability to pass the following: Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check and/or Illinois Health Care Workers Background Check, driver's license check, and credit check.
The ability to regularly lift and/or move items weighing up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 25 pounds.

Give us your all, and receive all of these advantages.
In addition to opportunities to learn, grow, and advance, Mercy Health System offers health and dental insurance, vacation, matched retirement savings, and more.

Apply at: www.MercyHealthSystem.org/Careers

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