Speech Language Pathologist
Hattiesburg, MS
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Speech Language Pathologist

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Employment Type: Clinical-Allied
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Day
Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
Schedule: Monday to Friday, one full weekend per month

Job Summary

• Provide a full range of speech-language pathology services including assessment, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Demonstrate accountability in program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement.
• Use critical thinking for patient evaluation and treatment planning.
• Perform patient evaluations using appropriate functional tests and measures.
• Develop functional goals incorporating patient/family goals with appropriate frequency and duration.
• Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology related to vocal, auditory, memory, and swallow skills.
• Assist patients and families throughout the continuum of acute therapy care.
• Perform physically demanding tasks including moving patients and equipment safely.
• Must be able to lift, handle, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Maintain compliant, secure, and timely documentation in the Electronic Medical Record.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Speech Language Pathologist license in Mississippi.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Speech Language Pathologist within the last year.
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, with coursework and practical training that meet ASHA certification standards.
• Experience working with adult patients.
• Experience in a rehabilitation setting.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to tolerate physically demanding tasks.
• Ability to lift, handle, push, and pull up to 50 pounds while maintaining safety.

Additional Information

• Volume of patients is consistently high.
• Work as part of a team to support patients and families at all points of entry and along the care continuum.