Travel Speech Language Pathologist
Saint Joseph, MO
Med Ninjas
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Summary (List Format):

- Develop and implement treatment plans to improve swallowing, cognitive, and communication abilities, and reduce aspiration risks.
- Utilize communication techniques to enhance both expressive and receptive language skills for patients.
- Lead, guide, and direct speech language pathology and audiology services within the facility.
- Ensure services comply with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as facility policies and procedures.
- Provide appropriate care and therapeutic services to residents in both short-term rehab and long-term care settings.
- Collaborate closely with nursing staff, doctors, and other therapy team members to coordinate patient care.
- Treat a diverse patient population with a variety of cognitive, dietary, and neurological diagnoses.
- Work within a busy, supportive, and high-energy skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation environment.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of skilled nursing home regulations, procedures, laws, and guidelines.
- Participate in building and improving long-term care and therapy programming for the facility.
- Maintain required licenses and certifications (MO State SLP License, CCC certification, valid driver’s license).
- Adhere to the facility’s dress code (scrubs).