Speech Language Pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist

At Allina Health/CKRI we offer Speech Language Pathologists the opportunity to make an impact on the lives of individuals in our community. Become part of a supportive team that values your expertise, fosters professional growth, and the resources to deliver exceptional care. You'll find your purpose in helping others regain their independence, a culture of innovation, and the chance to be a vital part of a leading rehabilitation institute transforming lives every day.

Provides care that is appropriate, efficient, and effective patient care meeting the customer's requirements for Speech Language Pathology. May include treatment for communication, cognitive or swallowing impairments. Principle responsibilities include:

• Provides therapy to patients.
• Assesses each patient, as related to the therapy requested on physician referral and provides reassessments.
• Gathers data including patient past and current health issues, systems review, selection of tests and measures to elicit additional information.
• Makes clinical judgments based on examination and data gathered to generate an accurate therapy diagnosis.
• Predicts optimal level of improvement and amount of time needed to reach that level.
• Uses reexamination to determine whether predicted outcomes and goals are reasonable and modifies as necessary.
• Involves patient and family in establishing goals of treatment.
• Designs implements and modifies therapeutic interventions.
• Uses re-examination to determine whether predicted outcomes are reasonable modifies as necessary.
• Coordinates, communicates, documents and bills per program, regulatory and professional standards.
• Accommodates selection of tests and measures and therapeutic interventions to the age of the patient or client.
• Makes referrals to other practitioners as appropriate.
• Selects and delegates appropriate tasks of the plan of care per professional guidelines.
• Supervises the therapeutic program and maintains oversight of the plan of care.
• Promotes rehab services by ensuring patient and physician satisfaction.

Participates in performance improvement and process improvement activities for the department.

• Supports and promotes new services as requested.
• Provides ongoing input to enhance the services provided by the department.
• Develops and promotes new and current programs as requested.
• Assists co-workers in managing the teams' productivity/performance targets.
• Manages their daily patient schedule.
• Assists in maintaining an efficient clinic flow including assisting with scheduling, cleaning rooms and laundry.

Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications include:

• Master's degree in Communication Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology.

Licenses/certifications include:

• Licensed Speech Language Pathologist - MN Department of Health required if providing services in Minnesota upon hire.
• Licensed Speech Language Pathologist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if providing services in Wisconsin upon hire.
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required within 60 Days.
• Valid Driver's License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver's license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment if providing services for Home Care and Hospice.

Physical demands include:

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently.

Pay range: $34.83 to $47.74 per hour. The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience, education, and the union agreement (if applicable). Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefit summary includes:

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.