Speech & Language Pathologist- MSH Acute Care Rehabilitation - FT- Days M-F

Company: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Location: New York
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Strength Through Diversity Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal. Roles & Responsibilities: The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients referred for speech, language, cognitive, and dysphagia dysfunction. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Evaluates and treats patients with neurogenic speech language/swallowing impairment; communicates findings to members of the Rehab team via participation in patient conferences and in written reports. 2. Recommends diets, and performs modified barium swallow studies 3. Provides patients, families and caregivers with ongoing counseling regarding the nature of swallowing and communication disorders and their ramifications for functional performance. 4. Determines appropriate tasks to be undertaken by Speech students. 5. Orders treatment materials as appropriate, with budgetary considerations in mind. 6. Institutes speech pathology inservice training programs for inter-disciplinary staff. 7. Formulates and implements group therapy programs to address the needs of communication-impaired patients and their families in the community. 8. Consults with and establishes liaisons with existing senior citizen centers, stroke clubs, organizations for the head-injured, for the purposes of education, information-sharing, development of appropriate community programs, referrals and follow-up. 9. Designs appropriate PI instrument and participates in performance improvement. Acts as a member of the PI committee as assigned by the Chief Speech Therapist or Therapy Manager. 10. Maintains accurate patient treatment/attendance statistics. 11. Assures public relations within the community. Promotes profession at universities and colleges. 12. Participates in progress development for Rehab unit and speech department. 13. Performs other related duties. Requirements: Must have experience with both Pediatric and Adult patients in an acute care setting.

• Education: Masters degree in speech-language pathology Experience: completion of CFYprefer FEES and MBS trained New York State Speech-Language Pathologist License Licenses: 1. Speech-Pathology 2. ASHA certified Strength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care.When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:
  • Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
  • Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination
  • Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and quality of patient care. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history! Who We Are Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve. Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai St. Luke's, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, veteran, immigration, citizenship, or other protected status. EOE including Veterans and Disabled Compensation
    The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements.
    The salary range for the role is $58,661.00 - $95,000.00 Annually.
    Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need.
    The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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